America prides itself on being a democratic government and a land of equal opportunity, but does it live up to those standards? Incoming inequality is growing in American society, and the effectiveness of democracy is being threatened by this increasing inequality. While America has claimed to make strides toward racial and gender inequality there is a growing gap between the haves and have nots. This income gap is increasing rapidly between the rich and the middle class and the middle class is now diminishing: “The rich get richer, the poor get poorer” is not just a cliché - rather, this concept is a theoretical process called “wealth concentration.” The already-wealthy are growing richer because they have the resources to invest wealth to
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A society with educated members would further the advancement of the human race. George Washington once wrote “Without an educated population that a democracy couldn’t work because you need people to understand the issues, discusses them, and be able to read about them”. They also need to understand how the government works in order for democracy to work. Without an educated population knowing the laws and rights they have then the government is able to do things without the understanding or knowledge of the people. As long as the population is educated the government can’t become a dictatorship because the people will keep them under …show more content…
136). In fact, he claims that the government wants to keep these poor people in order to better control them. Kozol describes public schools in poor parts of Washington as run down, dirty, poor and in ruins. He states that school building “have holes in the walls, broken windows, and inadequate equipment” (Pg.234). Even with these unbearable conditions the people in poor parts of Washington have no option but to send their kids to these schools because they can’t afford a better option, like sending their kids to private
A society with educated members would further the advancement of the human race. George Washington once wrote “Without an educated population that a democracy couldn’t work because you need people to understand the issues, discusses them, and be able to read about them”. They also need to understand how the government works in order for democracy to work. Without an educated population knowing the laws and rights they have then the government is able to do things without the understanding or knowledge of the people. As long as the population is educated the government can’t become a dictatorship because the people will keep them under …show more content…
136). In fact, he claims that the government wants to keep these poor people in order to better control them. Kozol describes public schools in poor parts of Washington as run down, dirty, poor and in ruins. He states that school building “have holes in the walls, broken windows, and inadequate equipment” (Pg.234). Even with these unbearable conditions the people in poor parts of Washington have no option but to send their kids to these schools because they can’t afford a better option, like sending their kids to private