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Ocelot II

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5. One distinction between equity and equality is this:
Fri Mar 24, 2023, 11:56 AM
Mar 2023

Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome. In the context of health care, equity would mean a recognition that some populations might need more or specialized medical resources to have a chance to be as healthy as more advantaged populations. So what DeSatan and his minions want to do is not recognize that poor, mostly minority groups shouldn't be allocated special resources to help them achieve the same health outcomes as those good, non-woke White folks.

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