How has the goal of Economic equity shaped laws in the United States?

By establishing in peoples minds that whatever effort you put into a job, you would be rewarded with an equal amount of pay without putting into consideration your age, sex, religion, race, or disability. This sole factor has helped build the US into a strong economic giant and furthermore, establishing huge trust within the system while knowing that every law created or amended will always consider equity.

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