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 scale. Today, largely because of the way our society is shaped, those at the bottom of the ladder find themselves almost literally stuck at the bottom, facing a double-edged sword. They try to climb out of the pit of poverty, but they are held back by the pit of poverty. We have people who are famous for their celebrity, while people like teachers and doctors, who actually benefit society, have a much lower salary and position in society. A society in which our rights could be exercised to the point where the rights of two people come into conflict would be most beneficial. Examining Society Rawls's principles of justice provide the best structure for society. To use Rawls's principles of justice, one must first enter the original position. The initial position according to Rawls is "the appropriate initial status quo which ensures that the fundamental agreements reached are fair." (Rawls: Justice as Fairness, From a Theory of Justice. p. 489) What Rawls is trying to do is create a position in which a person moves away from any form of prejudice. Potential forms of prejudice are race, color, gender, social status, and things such as our own theory of the good; are what must be removed from its original position and placed outside the “Veil of Ignorance”. One of them would be to remove the biases themselves or remove the layers that could form a judgment based on something that would favor one group over another. Potential sources of bias are also known as what is not allowed behind the “veil of ignorance.” However, to draw a valid and solid conclusion about something, one must be informed enough to control the middle of the paper, the bourgeoisie or the rich, control the proletariat or the poor. Nozick could be considered a Marxist because of the very nature of what, according to his principles of justice, allows an employer to profit very largely from the hard work and dedication of an employee, who makes a much smaller profit, at provided that the profit is rightly acquired and held. Nozick's theory would also eliminate taxation of the rich in favor of equal taxation of the poor and the rich. Works Cited Nozick, Robert. “The theory of the right to justice, the anarch, the state and utopia.” Philosophical problems. By Laurence Hello 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. Print