Rawls further suggests that once the poor have what they need to be fully functional and effective in society, then there is no longer a need to narrow the gap between rich and poor. Second, Rawls suggests that economic inequalities lead to some citizens being, “…stigmatized and treated as inferiors…”, which he says is unjust. Finally, in accord with earlier findings of this paper, Rawls also suggests that a gap between rich and poor has profound implications on fairness in the political processes.
Ang unang dahilan para sa pagbabawas ng inequalities ay upang mapawi ang paghihirap at hardships ng mga nasa kahirapan. Rawls karagdagang nagmumungkahi na ang isang beses sa mahihirap mayroon kung ano ang kailangan nila upang maging fully functional at epektibo sa lipunan, pagkatapos ay mayroong hindi na isang pangangailangan upang paliitin ang agwat sa pagitan ng mayaman at mahihirap.