Income inequality metrics

issues, especially income inequality, inhibit people from achieving the Dream and this alarming issue needs to be monitored closely. Many people have been deceived by the illusion that is the American Dream - the idea…

The Income and Wealth Inequality of America As a capitalist nation, the United State of America is facing a serious problem, which is the inequality of wealth and income. In pace with the growth of the economy, the rich people are getting richer and the poor people are getting poorer. The gap between the rich and poor is widening unprecedentedly fast. Why is that happening? Most of the rich people believe the strategy of trickle down economic. When their corporations earn money, and they can…

Boldly stated within a viral video titled "Wealth Inequality in America" is that "[most people] certainly don 't have to go as far as Socialism to find something that is fair for hardworking Americans," a statement that colorfully highlights one of the largest issues in America today: the wealth gap. Using statistics, the creator of the video proves that the saying “While the rich get richer, the poor get poorer” is true; as the rich are given an excess of opportunities to gain more money, the…

Since America’s founding, people have been working to achieve the perfect life. The phrase “American Dream” was coined by James Truslow Adams. Adams took all the hopes and dreams of the American people and put them into one idea. This idea is the American Dream. The thought of the American Dream has been around since 1931, with the thought that everyone who comes to America should have equal opportunities for success through hard work regardless of social class. While the idea of the American…

poor, the barrier to college for low-income students, the ramifications of the income gap, segregation of the rich and poor, and how underappreciated and underpaid low-income workers are. These topics are only too true in my own life. I use to think, languidly, “The American Dream…

to tell us that inequalities have developed in our modern society because of the process of human evolution, and as a result, have corrupted man’s view. There are only two types of inequalities according to Rousseau, “Natural or Physical” (Rousseau 131). Rousseau says, “The other, which may be called moral, or political inequality, because it depends on a sort of convention, and is established, or at least authorized by Men’s consent” (Rousseau 131). The only natural inequality between men…

Many liberals are titled progressives because they vacate old ideologies of inequality and suppression. While they receive hostility from the conservative opposition who want to keep America as it was, many liberals see the potential for a socially equal and just society. There is no way to know for sure if passing legislature that…

The Oxford Dictionary defines poverty as the state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount; extremely poor. John Iceland explains the views of poverty in America since its discovery until now, and also how it is at its all-time worst. First of all, what is poverty? When asked, someone might say “its just poor people who don 't have anything,” which is true in a sense, but what are the real reasons that poverty exists in this country and why is it at its all time worst. According…

A common image of the typical American is one of a person striving for money, status, and material possessions. This is not only an idea conveyed by non-Americans, but often by Americans themselves who consider this goal to be “The American Dream”. I believe such an extremely marginalized image is, in reality, considerably unfair and unrealistic. It sets short and strict guidelines on what should be considered success and prosperity. To me, the American dream is, at heart, an ideal of true…

holds many ambiguities. There are various forms of equality and inequality worth discussing. In the United States, with a free-market trade, economic inequality has often been favored by America citizens rather than political inequality. Progressively, the inequality engrained in society over the last three decades helps explain why Americans prefer economic rather than political inequality. There is a conflict between economic inequality and political equality to the extent that the wealthy…