Complex sentence: In one sense, all theories of distributive justice claim that everyone should get meritocratic theories, goods, especially wealth and social status, should be distributed to match individual "merit", which is usually understood as some combination of talent and hard work.
Split into simpler sentences: In one sense, all theories of distributive justice claim that everyone should get what they deserve. According to "meritocratic" theories, goods, especially wealth and social status, should be distributed to match individual "merit", which is usually understood as some combination of talent and hard work.