The Super Rich Are Killing Our Democracy It was foretold by Thomas Jefferson that the downfall of a democracy is the accumulation of wealth by the rich and the lack of money for the poor. This is now happening with the Super Corporations controlling the flow of money and the flow of money controlling our politicians. Barbara Ehrenreich, in her article, “The Trouble With The Super Rich”, talks about: America being divided more and more by money. The upper class is shrinking in size, but not in wealth. Having such a small amount of people possessing such a large amount of the wealth will pull down society.
Rhetorical Essay Michael Moore makes a clear proclamation in his excerpt “Idiot Nation” that America’s education system is drastically failing. Although America is the richest country, education has become less and less of a priority. Not only does Moore state the issue but he also explains ways we can resolve the situation and put the country back on top. Moore uses a plethora of different persuasive and rhetorical strategies to get his audience to understand his claim on the issue. One of the most unique rhetorical strategies he uses is belittling the public figures of the nation.
Stockman believes America needs national sales tax, Ryan does not support it. The national sales tax or consumption tax comes from the businesses/saddle workers which add efficient value tax to the economy. Towards the
Winner-Take-All Politics; a book which defends the middle and lower class by stating that the richest 1% is getting richer because of political forces. The authors argue that the structure of our government has created economic woes and inequalities in our society, that interest groups play a big part in politics, and that those at the top of the economic ladder use their power to better themselves economically, leaving the rest the USA, the 99% struggling to maintain economic stability. The structure of the government has contributed tremendously to US economic woes and inequality. The main structures of our government that are creating these economic woes are: separation of powers, the legislative process, and federalism. Separation of
The Great Gatsby has more impact as a novel today rather than when it was originally published simply because it shows how history repeats itself. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel depicted America in a cynical view, portraying greedy, selfish and immoral characters. The same view on America can be seen today. Before the financial recession, twenty-first century America became a gluttonous, materialistic, possession-obsessed society. Before anyone could stop it, people were illegally scheming their way up the social ladder to gain unfair financial status.
It seems our government is already been overrun and now controlled by greed. Special interest groups, the rich, run the Congress. They own the media outlets. Will the rest of America really sit by and allow this to happen? The housing market is what started some of this domino effect but I have not heard of any banks going bankrupt or losing their prior existence like the families and middle class.
Does he have a motive to distort the details of his endeavors or is he relating the truth and nothing but the truth. I believe the revelations are credible because there are actual footage supporting Perkins claims. Has this book in any way impacted your understanding of the world and how it works? Confessions of an Economic Hit Man has impacted my understanding of the world and how it works in terms of understanding how we have grown to become a global super power. Unfortunately, our wealth has been at the disadvantage of other countries.
As time progresses, we notice that monetary value has become a main concept in American societies. But should money be the center of our lives? Americans’ admiration for wealth has locked them in a closet of luxury and, as a result, blinded them from their morals and other values in life. In his book, Money and Class in America, Lewis Lapham states that Americans are driven by money and envision it as “the currency of the soul.” Unfortunately, we Americans do validate Lapham's statement by allowing our money to show our success and happiness, therefore granting the rights to show out ignorance. Because of our love for monetary means, Americans tend to flaunt their wealth to quite an extreme, which further proves that we have been “deflected by the pursuit of money,” according to
He makes irrefutable arguments using facts with historical accuracy, and presents complex economic information in a way that neither confuses nor condescends. Reich asks questions throughout the documentary, such as “Which countries’ workers add what value?” and “Who looks out for the American worker?” which serve as an effective tool to make the viewers think twice. He doesn’t bash the 1% either, and only describes their contribution to the problem as not spending their money. With credible statistics, intriguing visuals, and an overall charming presentation of what is actually an alarming problem, Reich persuades the American public that the fading distinctiveness of American democracy will not halt without an active pursuit in developing a stronger middle
Instead of agreeing to leave the economy in the hands of an enabling government, republicans feel for an economy jumpstarted and fueled by the wealthy. Instead of destroying the wealthy, republicans feel that placing more money in the hands of the rich instead of taking it from them will encourage spending nationwide. This will allow for more jobs through business growth, which allows for a decreasing poverty rate as people on welfare transition to being self-sufficient members of society. As common sense as this may stand many take aim against this “For America to get back on track we are probably going to cut that sort (The upper class tax breaks) and not give it to you, we are going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good (Hillary Clinton)”. Anti business and enabling irresponsibility, people oppose the undenying common sense of this idea.