Even some leftists don’t think equality can be legislated.
HARRISON BERGERON
by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html
I vaguely remember that story, but Vonnegut’s stuff was so dark I didn’t read it much, because I’ve never been part of the we’re-all-gonna-die crowd. Levin’s book has a rather happy ending, too.