What happens when a society subordinates freedom to equality of *outcomes*?

Equality is great, but a society (or government) that subordinates freedom to equality of outcome will destroy itself. 

The reason is that the only way to get anything close to equal outcomes is for government to take the products of one group's productive labor by force, and give them to people who make ghastly, destructive life choices.

By contrast, freedom allows the most innovative and productive to create things that benefit everyone.  Everyone wins.

Virtually all politicians say they support equal outcomes, even for those who deliberately, consciously make destructive choices (like dropping out of school, using or selling illegal drugs, committing crime).  Of course they really mean equal outcomes for everyone but themselves.  They belong at the top.  Cuz they're special.

H/T Milton Friedman for the basic idea.