Income inequality in the United States

to face in the future. From racism, to women’s inequality, social problems are most definitely- amongst us, and those were just a few of them. The social problem that I will discuss is educational inequality. The way schools are funded, family’s background, and social class are all some form of educational inequality. Educational inequality is indeed a social problem. Korgen and Furst (2012), the way schools are funded is one area in which inequality is evident. “For example, a 2011 U.S.…

economic mobility. The difference between the incomes of top level CEOs and the average workers continues to grow. In 2013, on average CEOs in the United States, the highest paid in the world came home with $11.7 million. On the other hand, the average worker came home with $35,293, meaning CEOs got paid 331 times more than the average worker. When the income of CEOs is compared to the income of those making…

movement ‘Occupy Wall Street’ (OWS) appeared as a show of force for those affected by the 2008 ‘Great Recession’. One of the main purposes of the movement was to show the ‘American 1%’, that the average Joe was struggling, and to highlight the exorbitant income gained by the big business elite. In the article “Occupy Wall Street Has Already Won” by Eliot Spitzer, he claims that OWS’s goal has already been achieved. That the discussion of the cause has brought to light, clarity has been gained on…

Poverty in the United States of America is a controversial topic, the issue of poverty affects everyone nationwide. The United States, societal roles are often depicted and dependent on poverty to keep the scale balanced between the wealthy and the poor. Poverty consists of two words, the word poor, meaning lacking, insufficient and below the norm. The second word society, meaning a large social group sharing the same social or geographic territory. In the year 1990 13.1 percent of America’s…

continuing to be looked at for more increases in order for individuals who work minimum wage jobs to keep up with the cost of living. The minimum wage law is a regulation of pay that employers are expected to pay their employees. This law has federal and state guidelines. According to Jonathan Grossman, laws dealing with minimum wage began from the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Cornell University Law School stated that the purpose of the minimum wage law includes, “The minimum wage was…

The very essence of the American Social system is nourished of the inequality that is used as an engine of economic growth. The biggest incentive for the upper classes is to keep away from the poor. The inexorable cause is that their benefit only can grow to the extent that the exploitation of the working class takes place. This strategy is reflected on the reduction of salaries, the increase in the working day hours as well as limitation in the possibilities of labor development, what added to…

post-World War II welfare state was the “golden age of capitalism” (p.4). During this period actual income and living standard rose for everyone, the inequality gap between poor and rich become narrower, the middle-class dream of a good job and a good home became more of a reality, more employment and equal opportunity were created, better wage and good benefits were introduced for the workers and sexual equality and civil rights movements were steady. “The expanding welfare state helped to…

globalization goes hand in hand with the development of the service economy. Globalization is one of the key reasons noted for rising income and wealth inequality in the United States. It has caused an increase in the trade of goods and services across national boundaries, and has improved mobility of multinational businesses and refugee work. Global income inequality has been gradually rising over the last few centuries. During the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, almost the whole world…

issue affecting lower income people. Bernie Sanders is a current US Senator who is among one of the top candidates for the 2016 presidency. Throughout his political career, Bernie Sanders has focused on the growing gap between the rich and poor in the United States of America, which is known to be one of the most developed countries in the world.…

It is not surprising to Americans that women are treated as second class citizens in other countries, but it would be a surprising idea that women in America are also treated that way. They are treated as the inferior sex when it comes to many aspects of life. In this research, I will focus mainly on the economic aspects and career options. I will also examine how women are treated in America as compared to the way they are treated in other countries. Overall, women make significantly less money…