Reading Bartels work in comparison to the American Government “Power and Purpose” has reflected each other tremendously. Bartels main argument in his book revolves around economic inequality. Some of his theories are disputes between Democrats and Republicans and why some of their actions have made lives better for the lower class or higher class families. In the chapter five Bartel asks the question wither Americans care about inequality or not. He quotes several professionals like Nathan Glazer. Glazer says “for example Americans, unlike the citizens of other prosperous democracies not to mention those of poor countries do not seem to care much about inequality.” Are Americans oblivious to that fact that people are getting confused about
