American Dream And Success Essay

To begin with some important social political issues in the us today is system unfair,corruption and the relationship between IQ and success
First there is a belief that if you work hard you will succeed. Krugman says that “in america people thinks that with hard work you can succeed but that is not always the case”. This explains that you you don't always succeed with hard work now a days it's a mindset people have and what makes it an unfair system. Next anderson argues that with hard work you can achieve the american dream. In the text it says “ american dream and system justifying ideas namely that america is the land of opportunity where everyone who works hard has an equal chance to succeed”. This shows that in america people that work hard has an equal chance to succeed. I agree with anderson that if you work hard you have an equal opportunity to be successful but today's system is unfair to the low class workers. Overall even though I know that with hard work you can be successful the unfair system makes it hard to be successful. …show more content…
In today's news it's filled with greed and corruption. Krugman says “ the major tax loopholes also include rules that let corporations, drug comity in particular shift recorded to low tax jurisdictions. This means that giving these companies tax breaks and loopholes increases inequality in the US as well as corruption. Like krugman said roemer also agrees that the news is filled with greed and corruption. Roemer says that “India still fights a legacy of corruption in too many places and levels. This shows how the US isn't the only country dealing with corruption and it's a growing problem in the world. I agree with both krugman and roemer in that corruption is a big problem in the us and leads to inequality. The reason why I agree with krugman and roemer is because I have seen the effects in corruption when there is a big gap between rich and