The Importance Of Inequality In America

There are many types of inequalities throughout the world, but the major ones throughout the United States would most likely involve one's gender, one's background and also one's financial status. According to the Merriam-Webster, inequality is defined as, an unfair situation in which some people have more rights or even better opportunities than others. Many of today's United States citizens came into this country for the many benefits and opportunities one tends to hear about, but the negative situations and outcomes are never discussed. Just like any other topic, inequality has both its positive and negative outcomes, whether it is necessary to give those who want to succeed a bit of a challenge to get to where they deserve to be, to even

In America, looking from the outside in, it is hard to fathom how the government runs with so many different people, religions, ethnicities, and cultures. Thomas Paine characterizes America as an amalgamate government that has no unfair treatment. This rendition is true to a certain extent, the poor have Social Security, the LGBTQ community finally has equal rights, and everyone has an equal educational opportunity. Conversely, there are many issues with America today, such as police brutality towards the black community, high prison populations, and a corrupt economic class system.

Even first world countries have some major problems, I believe the biggest problem is that inequalities of different groups are still around, the biggest one in America is salary equality. Although some jobs pay different prices the fact that there are so many homeless people in areas that have vacant houses is a problem. Another big equality problem in America is age equality, the “respect your elders” term is acceptable but when someone who is older than another individual bullies or demands something from an younger person is unfair. Disorders such as depression are very common, especially in teens and young adults, and schools have really acted upon these disorders. Equality is not being totally 100% equal, that impossible, but at least make it fair for everyone.

Instead, it tacitly insists that inequality is the price we pay for growth. The fact is that almost all American adults need to work -- those with children, those without. Many work two jobs, with no hope for a raise or promotion of any kind, because employers are too greedy. Many are one illness, or car breakdown, away from homelessness. Poverty robs not only your pocket book but also your mind and your spirit. Poverty also keeps a person isolated and lonely and sometimes bored. Also we live in a society that requires money. Monetarily poor don't have money so add being on punishment to the list of ills a monetarily poor person suffers. Even working people with health insurance can be thrown into poverty. Health care costs, premiums, deductibles,

Why is it that American women get paid 77% less than the average male does? Is it because people in America are sexist? Or is it because American men feel that a woman made more than the men it would cause a shift or balance of power at home or in the economy in total. The structural function of today’s economy is becoming more and more diverse. More women are becoming better educated, which gets them a better paying job. But the dysfunction of today’s economy and social issues is everywhere no matter what job a female gets. If a man with the same qualifications as a female and they both were to get the same job. The man would get paid more, causing a conflict in the workspace between employees. If the country were to fix the situation between

In the past few years, income inequality in the United States has become a familiar theme of national debates, especially during times of presidential elections. Bernie Sanders advocated for a raise in minimum wage, while Ted Cruz offered a national flat tax plan. Hilary Clinton called for a tax raise for the wealthy and an increase in the minimum wage, while Donald Trump planned out a comprehensive tax reform plan including lower tax rates for the US workforce on his campaign site. All of the candidates, running or eliminated, have addressed the topic to various extent; yet only a few focused on how income inequality directly affects the general physical and mental health of the labor force, which may eventually result in economic and social

While America continues to battle racial inequality, the education gap in our country continues to spike. The most influential growth has been the importance of education over the years. A high school diploma will not allow an individual to climb the ladder of success without attaining a Bachelor’s degree or some form of proper education. Education in America is considered to be valuable and an important dimension of one’s life. Researchers state that there is a definite link between the individual’s zip code and their chances of success (Ireland, 2016). Individuals are often ranked based on the kind of degree and education one possesses. In America, researchers have stated in order to be “accepted” as a member in a status group it requires certain credentials (Ireland, 2016). Several see education as a key to maintain status and prestige, because individuals believe by attaining an education allows them to advance in society. Researchers then state that attaining a proper education benefits the class structure by

As Americans, many of us take our socioeconomic status and right of equal opportunity for granted. However, there are many who lack the resources to raise their economic status thus creating a growing wealth gap. The only way to stop this economic inequality is to have private funders advocate for these poor people. There needs to be more of a focus on the economic portion of socioeconomic because it provides the necessities of life. Therefore, inequality exists in America and the only way to stop it is by having private funders be the primary advocate for those who suffer from this inequality.

Reducing inequality determines the capability of the state to manage resources and conflicts. The government can organise geographic distribution of income. This measure ensures the balance distribution of wealth across regions and helps reduce inequality. It also answers the challenge for balancing the growth between minerals sector and non-mineral sector. Moreover, this tool assists the local government and community to take advantage from resource revenues (Ross 2007). By doing so, the government is not only reducing inequality, but also the risk of

My belief is that the refusal to acknowledge the existence of negative behavioral attitudes by dominant groups, demonstrated through prejudices, stereotypes, bias, bigotry and discriminatory actions have made inequality the biggest negative impact American society. Racial and sexual inequality in the workplace is practiced to keep subordinates personal worth, wealth and reward disproportionate. Wealth is power.

The United States of America is seen as one of the strongest countries when it comes to its economy and people’s standard of living. It is believed by Americans that if you work hard enough you will make it to where you are having everything you need, this is known as “The American Dream”. The American Dream over the years is slowly turning into greed and inequality the poor are getting poorer while the rich are getting richer and the bridge to cross from poor to rich has only become harder to cross. Many people argue that there is no poverty in the United states or that everyone is treated equally but that is just a big lie there are in fact millions of Americans that are currently living in poverty and equally as many that get their rights trampled on daily. Being this big of an issue it would be ideal to try and find a solution to how we can change poverty inequality in the united states. Questions we need to find answers too are, what are some reasons behind poverty, Attitudes people have toward the poor, and how can poverty be solved. In these three articles they all share points on inequality and poverty, “Born Poor and Smart” by Angela Locke she talks about how once you are poor it is extremely hard to become rich in today’s society, she also says in her article how each social class comes with certain stereotypes. “Middle of the Class” by The Economist, brings attention to the reader about the problem of “peoples rosy view on the middle class”. (The Economist, 2005)

The specific topic and overall purpose of this article is to understand and evaluate opportunities and inequality such as social and economic opportunities that affect every human daily. We as a society face challenges, some more than others, but nevertheless these are challenges we all face. Many of these challenges have to do with the opportunities that we have, starting from the day a person is born until their death.

“Social Inequality is characterized by the existence of unequal opportunities and rewards for different social positions or statuses within a group or society. It contains structured and recurrent patterns of unequal distributions of goods, wealth, opportunities, rewards, and punishments. Racism, for example, is understood to be a phenomenon whereby access to rights and resources is unfairly distributed across racial lines” (CollegeMagazine: 2017). In the U.S many ethnic minorities encounter discrimination, which benefits white people by "conferring on them white privilege", it allows them better access to rights and assets than many other Americans.

Inequality is one of the main focuses of societal conversations in today’s world, which is unsurprising when the results of inequality exist blatantly in every city in America. Inequality demands the attention of many, including Paul Krugman and David Leonhardt. Each of these authors detailed their ideas regarding inequality in their articles, “Confronting inequality,” and “Inequality has been going on forever…. But that doesn’t make it inevitable,” respectively. The authors in their articles discuss the causes and effects of inequality, each citing different examples and studies to emphasize their points, as well as propose different methods to reduce it nationwide.

In American society, many groups of social class and race are dealing with social inequality caused by the one’s ability regarding privilege. The history of my life can trace back to the troubles in which society showcased my race as an Asian American male. With this in mind, my future was bright; however certain paths of my life were dealt with greater challenges that far exceeded my gender and class. A demonstration which showcases the impact towards individuals of race in the United States, and the use of “words” possibly the most potent harm to exist in society. Some believe the issues of privilege should not cause a large problem in our society, along with the disproved experiences towards individuals. Others believe that the recognition towards the racism in the English language should stop with the harm towards individuals centered on ethnicity.