Equality of opportunity

What do the different terms "social security" and "welfare" evoke for you? Why might some use one term rather than the other? Are they interchangeable?

Do we expect change within a single generation or are we aiming for change across generations? How do cycles of inheritance influence this? What cycles of inheritance come to mind for you?

Genetic inheritance?
Knowledge inheritance?
Land inheritance?
Money inheritance?

What of inheritances do you think are considered most important in your family's priorities?

I had never heard of William Makepeace Thayer until this work was presented on a slide in today's lecture:
https://archive.org/details/fromlogcabintow03thaygoog