Rawls’s thesis is that under democratic equality it is reasonable to consider individuals responsible for their life plans. This essay discusses that thesis by arguing that Rawls’s arguments against desert as a distributive principle undermine his adherence to the principle of responsibility.La tesis de Rawls es que bajo la igualdad democrática es razonable considerar a los individuos responsables de sus planes de vida. Este ensayo discute dicha tesis demostrando que los argumentos de Rawls contra el mérito como principio distributivo socavan su adhesión al principio de responsabilidad.