A government report on farmers’ problems says that small and marginal farmers cannot get good prices from the market. It recommends that the government should intervene to ensure a better price but only for small and marginal farmers. Is this recommendation consistent with the principle of equality?

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

I believe that the written recommendation consistent with the principle of equality. In the welfare and socialist society the interest and rights of marginal farmers should be secured and promoted by the government so that they can have an economically balanced life and get full support by the government. This will help the small marginalised farmers to get in better position in all spheres of the society, as they do not have access to sufficient resources to sustain themselves during the off-season of their crops. Therefore, they need return for their product they produce in the market.