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Analysis Of The Film Inequality For All

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The socioeconomic status' of nations is created by working individuals. However, it seems as though an economy is characterized by the nature of the interactions in the workforce. Many times these interactions are built upon unequal systemic operations that work to further disadvantage the large majority of citizens (known as the middle class) as well as simultaneously sustain the rich. This paper will reveal the effects of Capitalism and Inequality in American and Canadian economies today as well the solutions to improve both the society and quality of life. The first piece is a 90-minute documentary released in Fall 2013 titled Inequality for All directed by Jacob Kornbluth and produced by Jen Chaiken and Sebastian Dungan at 72 Productions. …show more content…

The quality of modern ay jobs illustrate the chronological ups and downs that the working class is subjected to in everyday life. In relation to The Future of Work, this modern-day documentary reveals Reich looking through stories of workers and capitalists. Inequality for All discusses the precarious work within society which consequently results in the widening income gap. The documentary outlines Reich’s analysis of the historical focus between 1976 and 2007, as well as the onset of the Great Recession. Graphs were used to illustrate the differences between the year of 1978 and 2010. According to Reich: “In 1978 the average male worker earned $48,000 adjusted for inflation, while the average member of 1% earned $390,000. By 2010, that same male worker wage had declined to $33,000, while the 1 percenter was making $1.1 million” (Kornbluth, 2013). This data demonstrates, the accumulation of wealth of the rich as well the decline of the meagre income of the poor. In other words, this illustrates the rich getting richer, and the poor getting poorer. It is important to note that this extent to which income is distributed in an uneven manner and the end result, is an ever widening gap. This widening wage of income makes it hard for an average worker. They are affected by constant precarious work which results in this vicious cycle of long hours, low wage and psychological problems like stress. These individuals are caught working these low skilled jobs in order to work enough hours to be classified under the living wage category. Whereas, the people at the top are given more than they can spend, which results in free markets and more revenue. Throughout this piece, it is made evident, that the worker is made flexible and

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