The New York Times By Steven Pearlstein

In other words, America has a widening gap between its wealthy and poor. As the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, there is a problem emerging: the disappearance of the middle class. Low-wage workers continue to fall behind those who make higher wages, and this only widens the gap between the two. There has been an economic boom in the United States, which has made the country more prosperous than it has ever been. That prosperity does not reach all people; it seems to only favor the rich. Rising economic segregation has taken away many opportunities for the poor to rise in America today. The poor may find that the economic boom has increased their income; however, as their income increase so does the prices they must for their living expenses (Dreier, Mollenkopf, & Swanstrom 19).

Nowadays, the middle class is shrinking, while majority of people are either moving into the lower or upper classes. This is due to the major economic and policy changes that have occurred throughout the past thirty years. Based on the Basic Economy Security Tables, one in four full-time working-age adults are not earning enough income to meet economic needs for themselves or their families. This is a serious problem in America today, the fact that the median income today is six hundred dollars less than it was in 1989 is proof of this epidemic. It is much harder now, than ever, to work your way into the middle class, much less stay there. The percentage income growth since 1967 for the top 5 percent of earners is 88%, top 20 percent of earners grew 70%, and middle-income households only grew 20%. (Camp) In simpler terms, the upper classes income has increased tremendously, while middle-income households have seen very little growth in their income. Since the middle class is not receiving any income growth, it is declining and moving towards the lower class. It is not nearly as easy as it was thirty years ago to get a decent job and make

The gap between the upper class and the lower class is growing; the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Instead of helping the lower class, the upper class is spending their money on fancy houses and material objects. For example, in the outskirts of cities, the rich business owners are building large mansions to live in. On the other hand, the lower class live in tiny tenements in the heart of the city. Many are unemployed and starving. In addition, between 1865 and 1900 only a small percent of Americans grew wealthy showing that wealth is only being passed through families not gained. However this growing gap between rich and poor has allowed the growth of the middle class. This middle class made up of doctors, lawyers and other will help the will hopefully help lessen the gap between

Presently the United State 's income gap between the middle class and wealthy is undoubtedly significant. Some say that income inequality is

In “Confronting Inequality”, author Paul Krugman explains how bad income inequality is for the American economy while suggesting what to do to fix this growing problem. Krugman covers topics such as the cost of inequality, how the middle class is over extending themselves, education and health care all while appealing to all three rhetorical elements. Krugman’s article has an overall effective and persuasive argument because of the topics he covers and his appeal to the reader with pathos, logos and ethos.

Composers have been writing nationalistic works for years but not many people know that some composers are using nationalistic techniques for a completely different reason. In an article in the New York Times written by Richard Taruskin entitled “Nationalism: Colonialism in Disguise”, Taruskin explains how musicians these days are using nationalism, strong patriotic feelings toward ones’ country, as a disguise for colonialism in order to be recognized as a well-known composer such as Beethoven or Brahms. One American composer, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, can also be seen as somebody who uses nationalism in order to disguise his colonialist views. In this paper, I hope to prove how Gottschalk’s Bamboula is really colonialism in disguise and

“One reason to care about inequality is the straightforward matter of living standards. The lions share of the economic growth in America over the past thirty years has gone to a small, wealthy minority…”(Krugman 586).

Today increasingly American are trying to get better jobs to have and give a better quality for them and their families. That is why poor people go to college or schools to get skills that qualify them to do so to improve their conditions of life. And then changing status socio-economic from poor to middle class. As indicated by the meanings of US social classes announced in 2014 the working-class wage run from 30,000 to 350,000 yearly being separated in lower, middle, and upper working class individually that relate to a 78.5 of the populace. Despite what many would state that the white-collar class is vanishing.It is somewhat unsure if yes or no and that could be wrangled as demonstrated by everybody: The American, working class, is winning because there are components that show the opposite is guessing(Harsanyi)such as more income, better quality of life and gaining economy.

The New York Times, in the spring of 2005, ran a series of stories entitled Class Matters that dealt with social class in a variety of situations, such as how it impacts marriage, religion, and education. One of the stories they ran was written by Tamar Lewin and published on May, 19, 2005; it was entitled “When Richer Weds Poorer, Money Isn’t the Only Difference”. This story deals with the tales of Dan Croteau and Cate Woolner. Woolner grew up wealthy, the daughter of a doctor and a dancer in a luxurious home in Hartsdale, New York. Conversely, her eventually husband, grew up in the small, sleepy town of Keene, New Hampshire to parents who were factory workers. In large part, Lewin’s report deals with how the couple met and began dating, and the numerous difficulties the two encountered due to their respective social classes. An example of this would be that Croteau states that Woolner’s family is very kind to him, but he finds it difficult to discern if they are being sincere or smarmy. Another key point of contention between the families would be in the case of Croteau’s daughters versus Woolner’s sons. The former struggle to pay off college debt and sometimes struggle to find a decent meal, while the latter attend high-class universities, take vacations to study abroad, and attend massage schools just for the fun of doing so. In spite of these divides however, the two families still seem to accept and love one another, even if there seems to be a sense of social and

In Robert Reich documentary “Inequality for All” he makes a compelling discussion about the serious crises that the United States faces due the widening economic gap. He looks to raise awareness of the U.S. economic gap between the rich and poor. According to Reich the widening divide in America is real and growing. Income levels at the middle and labor class is stagnant and are at it’s lowest levels compared to upper class incomes since the beginning of WWII and is growing wider each year. Reich suggests that the economy runs more smoothly when the middle class has jobs with fair wages, when unions are strong, and when middle class workers have some extra money to spend if possible when the government uses the tax policy properly and when it raises the minimum wage regularly to control the income gap between labor and management. In other words Reich argues that economically healthy middle and labor class equality is the foundation of a thriving economy and is necessary to maintaining a sound national infrastructure and educational system within

This “middle-class nation” is struggling to support all those who live in its borders and the misconceptions about wealth are vastly overrated. Furthermore, the idea of wealth and stability is incorrect, and there is a very sharp contrast between the rich and poor in the country. As the richest twenty percent of American hold ninety percent of the total household of the total household wealth in the country, those at the bottom have managed very poorly and suffer to get through the days.

Capitalism has been the central force behind the growth of the United States’ progressive economy. Within such advanced economic system the chances of economic disparity are significantly high. In fact, over the past three decades there has being a steady increase in unequal wealth distribution among the economic classes. To sustain the current unequal wealth distribution among the classes of the American population, there are numerous factors that influence and shape this trend. For some members of the population it is alarmingly disturbing to know that recent statistics have shown that, “In the US [alone] the wealthiest 1% of its population owns more than the bottom 95 %” (Gutman). As for the difference in economic wealth, it resulted

Thomas Friedman writer for The New York Times brings us through his research on Middle East and their opinion of 9/11. Friedman travels to many different Arabian nations through out this documentary. His first stop was in Qatar at a school that offers an American like education. At this school he talked to the students about their opinions of America. The second stop was Cairo, which was the city in Egypt that Mohammad Atta grew up in. Friedman met with Ali Salem a play writer who wrote a remarkable article for The New York Times on the first anniversary of 9/11, it was titled “An Apology from an Arab”. They discussed his work and why he wrote what he did. Something that struck me was one of the quotes Friedman pointed out, “These extremist feel like dwarfs, which is why they search for towers, and all those who tower mighty “. I like this so much because it has so much truth to it. The third stop was Belgium where Friedman interviewed Fauzaya Talhaoui, who is a member of the Belgian Parliament. They discussed where the anger and hatred that is mention so often throughout this documentary comes from. Tahaoui believes that this anger comes from humiliation. The Muslim people used to be number one, but it constantly is falling behind and becoming more powerless. The fourth stop is Bahrain, where he was able to see a country getting closer to democracy. Friedman actually ends up going back to Bahrain and is able to see an election take place. The last place that Friedman

In The New York Times, Nadine Unger argues against the common belief of planting trees in her article, “To Save the Planet, Don 't Plant Trees,” which was submitted online on September 19, 2014. She wrote this article due to the United Nations(UN) Climate Summit, which took place on September 23, 2014 in New York. The UN Climate Summit was a meeting to discuss climate change, where the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon invited leaders of governments, the private sector, and civil society to unite towards a low-carbon world. Unger mentions that they are likely to promote “reducing deforestation and planting trees” as they address “the rising rate of carbon emissions” (par. 1). She argues against the popular belief of how trees affect climate change and global warming. Her audience consists of Americans, tax-payers, and those affected by global warming and climate change, arguing that planting trees while avoiding deforestation is a bad gamble on the earth 's environment.

The United States is experiencing a great divide. The middle class is dividing into two groups, those who are incredible rich and those who struggle to afford necessities of life. This concentrates a large percentage of the country’s wealth into the hands of a small percentage of people. In Joseph Stiglitz’ book, The Price of Inequality, many claims are made giving reason to the growing inequality in the United States. Among those reasons are the economic trend of globalization, the practices of U.S. financial institutions, and the rent-seeking behaviors of those with wealth and power. These reasons are also tied together by an overarching reason, which