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Full Idea
If everyone has sufficient resources, it is not objectionable that some have more than others. What is objectionable is that some do not have enough.
Gist of Idea
The problem is basic insufficiency of resources, not their inequality
Source
John Kekes (Against Liberalism [1997], 10.3)
Book Ref
Kekes,John: 'Against Liberalism' [Cornell 1997], p.206
A Reaction
Reasonable, but there seems to be sharp disagreement between the haves and the have-nots over what counts as 'enough'. In an affluent country, does enough include a car, restaurant dining, and foreign holidays? Or just food and shelter?