Egalitarianism:

Why peruvian people are

not egalitarian?
By: Mattias Salirrosas
 Principles of egalitarianism
1 John Rawls
What is egalitarianism in
simple terms?
1. Is a philosophical perspective that
emphasize the equality.

2. Its main focus is on the economic

inequality

3. According to Rawls, people's wealth is

usually defined by factors that they can't
control such as race, religion or being born
in a rich family.
Taxation
1. By nature, taxation is an egalitarian action.

2. Helps to grow as a society

3. Gives services and opportunities (students)

4. Improve the quality of life of the citizens

 Where is the money going?
2 What benefits are peruvian citizens receiving from
taxes?
A third world country
1. A third world country is characterized by
the underdevelopment in different areas
such as education.

2. 27% of poverty

3. Social inequalities

4. The term was created in 1952

 Where are the taxes
going?
1. Corruption (15% of the national budget)

2. 3 of 10 Peruvians pay taxes. Informal

working such as selling food without a
license or illegal mining are some types of
works that people chose.
Is it justified that Peruvian people
don’t pay taxes?
 The problem with
egalitarianism in Peru
3 When the problem started?
 When this problem
started?

1. Colonial era

2. The beginning of the republic

(Simon bolivar
expropriations)
 Why society doesnt think in an
egalitarian way?
1. People don’t work for the commonwealth,
they preferer working for themselves

2. Indignation for corruption

3. Government want ignorant people

4. People are not treated equally

 How can we solve it?
4 Conclusion