Equal Incomes and Outcomes?

For some of us life is a race;

for others it's a spectator event.

While few gather booty with style and grace

many manage only to pay the rent.



Now progressives want to yank everything

towards establishing income equality,

while conservatives hate to support anything

except equal access to opportunity.



Is opportunity our great American playing field,

or is income the gridiron of our success?

Should we rig the system for equal income yield,

or tweak it to assure the same access?



As if such a thing could be done,

manipulating society to evolve a certain way:

everyone marching to the same equality drum,

consuming consumer goodies every day!



This sometimes great notion to level the playing field--

do we apply it toward the start-point or the resultant end:

should we guarantee incomes with diverse outcomes to yield,

or provide equal opportunities that equally pretend?



This question is for each person to decide,

and I know not course most make take.

In which theoretical society will you reside?

Will you excel, or make as everyone the same mistake?



Glass half-Full