Given the opportunity to determine the basic structure of society, I would try to come up with a structure that would benefit everyone, not just those at the top of the ladder. Today, largely because of how our society is structured, those at the bottom are almost literally stuck at the bottom against a double-edged sword. They try to get out of the abyss of poverty only to be held back by the abyss of poverty. We have people who are famous for being famous, while people like teachers and doctors, who actually benefit society, have a much lower salary and social position. A society in which our rights can be exercised up to the point where two people's rights conflict would be the most beneficial. Examining Society Rawls' principles of justice are the best framework for society. To use Rawls's principles of justice you must first enter the original position. The original position according to Rawls is “the appropriate initial status quo which ensures that the basic agreements reached therein are fair”. (Rawls: Justice as Fairness, From a Theory of Justice. page 489) What Rawls is trying to do is create a position in which a person distances himself from all forms of prejudice. Potential forms of prejudice are race, color, gender, social status, and things like our theory of the good; they are what needs to be removed from the original position and placed outside the “Veil of Ignorance”. One would be to remove biases from oneself or remove layers that might form a judgment based on something that would favor one group over another. Potential sources of bias are also known as what is not permitted behind the “veil of ignorance.” However, to draw a valid and solid conclusion about something you have to be informed enough to be able to say... in the middle of paper... that the bourgeoisie or the rich control the proletariat or the poor. Nozick could be seen as a Marxist by nature who, according to his principles of justice, allows an employer to profit largely from the hard work and dedication of an employee, who is making a much smaller profit, provided that the profit is rightly acquired and held. Nozick's theory would also eliminate taxation of the rich by transforming it into equal taxation for both the poor and the rich. Works Cited Nozick, Robert. "The Theory of Right to Justice, from Anarchy, State and Utopia". Philosophical problems. By Laurence Bonjour and Ann Baker. Ed. Eric Stano. 2nd ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. 476-482. Print.Rawls, John. "Justice as fairness, from a theory of justice". Philosophical problems. By Laurence Bonjour and Ann Baker. Ed. Eric Stano. 2nd ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. 4854-494. Press