Daddy gave Johnny one, so Suzy should get one also. We tend to think of legislated fairness as equality, when in fact it is inequality. This is so ingrained in us that we equate fairness with justice. The communist system is built on a principle of forced fairness. In contrast, the American system of government is based, ideally, on justice.
Pure fairness is as unlikely and as undesirable as making all mountains the same height.
It is unnatural and can only be achieved through forced injustice. When it is a rule handed down by Big Brother it will never be carried out with benevolence on the part of the one being stripped of his abundance, nor can it be received with thankfulness on the part of the one expecting legislated equality. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And they went their way.