Equality And Inequality In America

Equality is better for everyone, just maybe not for the future. The gap between the rich and poor is known as economic inequality, or the disproportion between groups in a select population ranging from a community to a country or even the world. Your typical economist will classify economic disparity in three categories; consumption, income and wealth. Inequality has commonly been noted in studies of economics as a growing social problem. Too much or too little inequality can be destructive to any society, wealth concentration and inequality can hinder the long term growth of a society while at the same time pure equality may hinder a society's drive to advance and grow. However, greater equality is something we must work towards as “greater equality makes societies stronger.” (Wilkinson, R. and Pickett, K., 2010) Equality or inequality affect every aspect of people's lives including but not limited to: economy, social mobility and education, society's trust, participation, and overall attitude, personal happiness, physical and mental health and crime rates.

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This correlation can be found on an international analysis as well as when comparing states in America. One of the most predominant health problems in the developed world is obesity. “Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems.”(Wikipediaorg, 2015) Typically in countries with less of an income gap obesity levels are lower. For example the USA has extremely high income gaps and "with the USA, there is no states with levels of adult obesity lower than 20 per cent. Colorado has the lowest obesity prevalence at 21.5 per cent compared to 34 per cent in texas which has the highest"(Pg. 93, Wilkinson, R. and Pickett, K,