Ratios That Matter It was the mid-nineteen hundreds when a good amount of the American families enjoyed a comfortable amount of income. Of course there was still lots of inequality in other realms aside from money like race, but the middle class at that time was living calmly. It was in this time period that televisions upgraded to color, and nearly ninety percent of the population owned one. The society was moving to a more egalitarian community with the illegalization of segregation in schools which wasn’t the final blow to racial hatred but it was a dent into that fight. The end of World War II also gave families a sense of peace and more free time which lead to the baby boom, and the US society began to seem more like the modern one with
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Neill in her work, “The Gap Problem”, is that common people do not have a strong voice in politics. Neill argues that the elite has too much control over the politics. She writes, “ at least until recently, elite interests have been successful in dominating public discourse” (Neill 6). Neill is suggesting that the elites have always controlled what happens in the government and have made it difficult for common people to voice their opinion. People with more wealth can employ lobbyists to influence politicians to make decisions that are in their favor. For instance, many people have petitioned for lower taxes claiming that the rich already employ others, so raising their taxes will only leave less money for the trickle down effect. In reality the rich people do not employ people, their business does, so if the taxes are low then their income only grows and the wealthy do not spend as lavishly and frequently as many think. Neill's belief is that the high class has a lot of influence that makes it harder for the middle class’s opinions to be heard. Neill’s text illustrates Leonhardt’s text because she illustrates how income inequality is occurring. She asserts that the 1% have a lot of interest in our democratic politics which help shape the gap while Leonhardt claims the economy is the primary blame along with taxing the rich. In order to reform this, the government needs to create legislation that bans or discourages lobbying so that no politician feels obligated to repay their backers with
Neill in her work, “The Gap Problem”, is that common people do not have a strong voice in politics. Neill argues that the elite has too much control over the politics. She writes, “ at least until recently, elite interests have been successful in dominating public discourse” (Neill 6). Neill is suggesting that the elites have always controlled what happens in the government and have made it difficult for common people to voice their opinion. People with more wealth can employ lobbyists to influence politicians to make decisions that are in their favor. For instance, many people have petitioned for lower taxes claiming that the rich already employ others, so raising their taxes will only leave less money for the trickle down effect. In reality the rich people do not employ people, their business does, so if the taxes are low then their income only grows and the wealthy do not spend as lavishly and frequently as many think. Neill's belief is that the high class has a lot of influence that makes it harder for the middle class’s opinions to be heard. Neill’s text illustrates Leonhardt’s text because she illustrates how income inequality is occurring. She asserts that the 1% have a lot of interest in our democratic politics which help shape the gap while Leonhardt claims the economy is the primary blame along with taxing the rich. In order to reform this, the government needs to create legislation that bans or discourages lobbying so that no politician feels obligated to repay their backers with