Economic inequality

The video I watched was Inequality in America. The video explains how 5,000 Americans were asked how they think wealth is distributed in the United States. They were also asked what they think the ideal distribution was. What they thought and what they think the ideal distribution was close in numbers with 20% of Americans getting more than everyone else. Later in the video it showed the actual distribution of wealth and it was a lot different than the ideal and what the 5,000 people thought.…

To all of those who shout against poverty, war, discrimination, exploitation, discrimination, and environmental destruction – shout louder. According to Zastrow (2014), “In 2012 over 46 million people, about 15% of our population, were living below the poverty line” (p. 117). Poverty can be in our own backyard without even noticing it. I could be the child down the street who goes to bed hungry each night or even the neighbors who had their heat shut off. Poverty isn't just the third world…

Why does inequality exist? In our world today, discrimination affects the way people interact, think, and behave. Inequality is said to have been derived from many places. One of the most common ideas is the upbringing of one’s youth. As a child, you are reliant on your parents to help you become who you are. Some shy away from their upbringings and become dependent on their own statistical values but yet others keep the instilled values taught by guardians. In “The Story of an Hour,” the…

Current economic trends in the United States appear to indicate the percentage of persons living at standards considered to be middle class has significantly reduced. This concern has been debated by the current presidential administration and Congress as a topic interest as significant polarization between classes in the United States impact standards of living. A factor that contributed to this socio-economic change is the loss of manufacturing jobs, core to sustaining middle class standards…

Income inequality and discrimination is rampant throughout many societies. The problem with income inequality is that it is not a problem that can be solved without completely changing our economy. The harsh reality is that inequality is needed if not our economy would collapse. if everyone were to paid the same, that is communism. As a person that is having trouble acquiring a job in the current job market, there is obvious discrimination in the job market. A jobseeker that has connections with…

Amanda Stevenson Dr. Huber BA 240 22 January 2016 Topic: How Christians Can Help the Poor in a World of Corruption Historically, one trend among society has been the idea that the rich hold an obligation to help the poor. In the past, the rich took care of the poor because they had the ability to do so, however, as the world has progressed, society has become more prone to succumbing to ever present temptations. Economically, this temptation could arise from the misuse of financial aid and/or…

Inequality has always been around and relevant in all countries while it has gotten better it is still present even in countries that claim to be equal opportunity countries. Inequality can come in many different shapes and forms. For this paper however I compared three articles of inequality among class, race, and gender, with that of Schwalbe’s article, pointing out different concepts in the article that can be related to Schwalbe’s article. The first of the three articles I chose was “In…

Everybody wants to become rich; in fact, not everyone is rich. Some people are born under a rich family, but some are not. The one of the economic problems that America has is that there is a huge the difference between the average income of the top 1% of the population and the average income of the rest of the population. What can be done to minimize the gap between two groups? The solution is the rich people; they should not hold on to their wealth, but they should contribute part of their…

There is a wide spread believe that America is a place full of opportunities to achieve educational and economic prosperity for those who work hard enough. Even though, this is sometimes the case, there is corruption and unfairness within this concept that prohibits certain individuals from advancing up the social ladder. According to Ferris and Stein (2014), “…the degree of mobility [people] achieve can depend on a persons ethnicity, class status, or gender rather than merit” (209).…

The divide between the rich and the poor has been going on for many years, but in present times it has turned into a worldwide problem. Andy Mulligan uses this theme as his main idea in his novel “Trash” (2014), to represent the concept of the separation among the rich and the poor. Raphael, Gardo and Rat go through many adventures in the novel, and they discover that being poor means a lot more than just not having a meal every day. The three main ways Mulligan demonstrates this theme is (1)…