Question

Imagine that David is preparing his will and is trying to decide how to divide his assets between his two grown children. His daughter, Tonya, is a chemical engineer who earns a high income. His son, Terry, opted out of college and went to work straight out of high school. Now Terry works in construction; he works just as hard as Tanya, but he is less affluent than she is.
Classify each example of possible ways David could divide his assets based on fairness and distribution.

a. Leave his money to the child whom he thinks deserves more money.
b. Leave his money to charity instead
c. Split his wealth evenly Terry and Tonya
d. Leave terry his entire wealth to offset the gap between him and his sister.
e. Tell his kids he will leave the money to whoever does the most to take care of him in his old age.

1. Fairness of equal outcomes
2. Fairness of equal opportunity
3. Fairness of process
4. Fairness of what is reserved or earned

Answer 1

Answer:

Fairness of Equal Outcomes: Split his wealth evenly between Terry and Tonya, Leave his money to charity instead.

Fairness of Equal Opportunity: Leave Terry his entire wealth to offset the gap between him and his sister.

Fairness of Process: Tell his kids he will leave the money to whoever does the most to take care of him in his old age.

Fairness of what is deserved or earned: Leave his money to the child whom he thinks deserves the most money.