There is no doubt that here in America we are dealing with one of the greatest economic downfalls. It is said that 46.2 million Americans are now living in poverty. This is due to the shrinking number of jobs, the rise of the working poor, the dependency on the government is raising, health cost (the biggest threat of all) are crippling American families, and more and more children, our nations future, are living in poverty or close to poverty. Due to the recession in America people are forced to do what is necessary in order to survive. For many businesses and companies one of the easiest ways to save money has been by reducing the number of employees.
Ethnic minorities are in there first generation of wealth and Marxist believe they primarily underachieve due to their class. Also they may not have the time and space at home to do school work. They may not have the funds for educational trips; and they
This gap has led to the decreasing of education’s quality, and the inequality in residents’ income. Income inequality has put the United States in bad shape. Because of this unfairness, the rich are getting richer whereas the rest are struggling to survive. According to Robert Frank, a New York Times writer, excessive spending by the wealthy has “made it even more expensive for middle-class families to achieve basic financial goals” (Frank; 582). The squeezed society’s neglecting of investment has put both the rich and the poor in a society with low quality infrastructure.
This interpretation of “living the dream,” has begun to fade away, making “The American Dream” unattainable for many. The American Dream is fading, as higher education has left many students lost and in debt, income inequality is expanding, and economic fairness is dwindling. In today’s America, the struggle with income inequality has grown into more of an issue. Due to the struggle with income inequality, the gap between the rich and the poor is significantly expanding, causing the dream to travel further out of reach for many. In his article, “Keeping the Dream Alive,” Meacham mentions this issue in today’s economy.
The male’s perspective and contributions are considered more valuable, resulting in the silencing and marginalization of the woman. Lastly, the book points out how America’s society is a stratified society through the different classes of wealth, or social classes. Social classes are based primarily on economic positions. As stated in the book, “Class standing, although it is achieved, is heavily dependent on family and ascribed factors, such as race and ethnicity” (page 182). Members of the upper and middle classes receive more respect and attention than those in the lower and working classes.
Teresa Graham English 111-0DJ Oct. 19, 2011 Teresa Graham English 111-0DJ Oct. 19, 2011 Working but Still Living in Poverty Many Americans work full time jobs but are living in poverty because of the recession, rising food cost, and government cuts. These situations are making it hard for Americans to make it in everyday life. They have to even sometimes beg for food for their families. So many people living in the United States have full-time jobs but the pay is minimum wage. With the economy in the shape it is, it makes those full-time jobs seem like only part-time jobs.
Social classes represent the unequal division of wealth within a society. In the United States, the contrast between the classes are extremely sharp with the top one percent control as much as forty percent of the country's wealth and the lower class struggling to meet their most basic needs. Some places around the United States look like heaven on earth with multi-million dollar mentions and private jets while others look worse than many third world countries with people living in pests infested houses with no utilities in crime ridden neighborhoods. The purpose of this essay is to get a sense of the history of the social classes in the United States by interviewing someone from a previous generation. To achieve this goal, Richard S. was interviewed.
Talent should give to preference: because gifted people can enrich this country with positive innovative ideas. The most oppressed should be an exception, because turning away people hounded by tyranny or death squads would not be democratically prudent. Preference to the richest people seeking to immigrate is desirable for economic reasons. Priority should be only for people of stable economic countries that benefit the U.S. economy and contribute to the arts or scientific fields with new talent, essential skilled professionals or wealthy people that can benefit this country economically. In closing although many citizens would argue that to turn away potential immigrants to the United States is morally goes against the foundations from which the United States was built.
Social stratification exists in America because the wealth and power belongs to a small portion of the population (McGrath, 2009). Social stratification involves not only socio-economic inequality, but the belief system held by people in America. Social and economic inequalities stratify a world system defined by economic returns and political alliance. Wealthy people possess an enormous amount of power over the political system and are held in high esteem by society. A stratified society exists when there is an unequal distribution of wealth, power and prestige.
We can ask questions such as: Who is benefiting from outsourcing? What types of jobs are outsourced? What are the effects of outsourcing on Americans? Where are American jobs outsourced to? The Effects of Outsourcing on the Economy In recent years, outsourcing has become an increasingly popular alternative for some of the largest corporations in North America, who are looking for inexpensive ways of lowering overall costs.