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People have different needs and abilities under different sets of circumstances. Treating them equally often require treating individuals differently. A quick example is found in families where the parents love their teenage son and toddler daughter equally. Yet the rules parents set for them and the chores required of them, if any, would be drastically different. Therefore, equal treatment of people does not require that they receive identical treatment.

The Federal government treats the citizens of the states equally when it comes to natural disaster aid, but not all necessarily receive identical treatments. This past week, hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans hard. Thousands of people have died, lost their homes and all their belongings due to this tragic disaster. New Orleans is in a time of need. The Federal government is providing billions in aid to help the citizens of the affected areas to recover and to rebuild. One estimate goes up to $50 billion dollars. This......

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