Growing Inequality Chuck Collins Analysis

The Dangerous Consequences of Growing Inequality by Chuck Collins argues that the burgeoning gap between the upper and lower classes has strenuous personal and economic ramifications. He summarizes the pressures facing households and the economic inequalities that undermine the security of families, threaten our democratic institutions and economy, deteriorate our public health as well as breaking down our social cohesion. The ever so important middle class has been vanishing right before our eyes, there is a strain on relationships between ourselves and our neighbors, families and co-workers which prevents our society from uniting and striving for greatness. As a greedy and power hungry society we completely forgot what is most important, our fellow citizens and their well-being. Collins’ essay is an effective argument for social justice because he shows that even though our economy has thrived throughout the decades those profits have not trickled down to the working class …show more content…
The cost of college is outrageous and prevents even the brightest student from reaching their full potential. As Bernie Sanders makes a point of in almost every one of his rallies is a college degree is the new high school degree. We have to pay for a two or four-year college yet it is difficult to get a decent paying job without getting a master’s degree. That automatically puts a young person into debt of about eighty thousand dollars for a four-year degree that might get a person a job working minimum wage. How are we supposed to be the future of the country if we will graduate with debt that we will be paying off for as long as a mortgage? This further hinders the middle-class from growing and the remainder of the economy because college students will not be able to afford a home or other major purchases because of the extreme debt they will have upon graduation and lack of a promised