Speculative Essay
The overall share of wealth is controlled by the top 1% in the United States. The total income of the United States is increasing every day however, the income gap between the top 1% and the middle is growing more every day. All the writers believe that the distribution of income among all residents in the United States is at its worst. The writers in this unit are aware of the unfair income distribution in United States therefore, these writers would support the raise of taxes on the wealthy.
Throughout his essay “We are the 99.9 percent”, Paul Krugman uses politics and statistics to support his argument that the 0.01% should be paying more tax. Krugman uses these statistics to explain the unequal distribution of wealth …show more content…
Gate is very passionate about the African-American community in America and he believes that they shouldn’t be looked at as poor as a whole group but that people should know the huge gap there is among the black community and why. The significance of Gate’s essay “Forty Acres and a Gap of Wealth” is the focus of Forty Acres and a gap of Wealth which discusses the subject of class divide within the black community, and the advantages of property ownership. Gate refers to the 20 successful African-American and states that 15 of their ancestors owned land during the 1920 when only twenty five percent of black people owned land. He also informs his readers that the 40 acres and a mule that was known to be given to freed slaves by their owners is not true because that would allow the freed slave to build an establishment which is better than an average American. Gate also exhibits there is no excuse that people could make to not want to work and not go to school to have an education. Gate enforces that instead of looking at African American race as a whole and brusquely stating that they are poor, we should look at the gap of wealth and diversity within the
The overall share of wealth is controlled by the top 1% in the United States. The total income of the United States is increasing every day however, the income gap between the top 1% and the middle is growing more every day. All the writers believe that the distribution of income among all residents in the United States is at its worst. The writers in this unit are aware of the unfair income distribution in United States therefore, these writers would support the raise of taxes on the wealthy.
Throughout his essay “We are the 99.9 percent”, Paul Krugman uses politics and statistics to support his argument that the 0.01% should be paying more tax. Krugman uses these statistics to explain the unequal distribution of wealth …show more content…
Gate is very passionate about the African-American community in America and he believes that they shouldn’t be looked at as poor as a whole group but that people should know the huge gap there is among the black community and why. The significance of Gate’s essay “Forty Acres and a Gap of Wealth” is the focus of Forty Acres and a gap of Wealth which discusses the subject of class divide within the black community, and the advantages of property ownership. Gate refers to the 20 successful African-American and states that 15 of their ancestors owned land during the 1920 when only twenty five percent of black people owned land. He also informs his readers that the 40 acres and a mule that was known to be given to freed slaves by their owners is not true because that would allow the freed slave to build an establishment which is better than an average American. Gate also exhibits there is no excuse that people could make to not want to work and not go to school to have an education. Gate enforces that instead of looking at African American race as a whole and brusquely stating that they are poor, we should look at the gap of wealth and diversity within the