As the ageing population continues to grow, the dependency ratio will continue to rise and there the ratio of workers to dependents in unbalanced. There are less people to support those that are dependent both financially, through taxes perhaps, and socially. To combat this, Governments could increase taxes so that there was more funding to support the elderly, as in pay for their residential and medical care, but this would cause disputes among taxpayers. An alternative to this would be to revoke pension and service rights or by introducing a cost, which would exclude elderly people that belonged to the proletariat. Marxist would suggest that introducing a higher tax or introducing costs for welfare support would be society’s way of extending the oppression of the proletariat, keeping them poor and preventing revolution to form a communist
Furthermore, cost of living led low-income households to lose a high proportion of their income than those who are the better off people living in poverty have increased especially in households with young adults. How can one expect people living in poverty to afford decent meals? One may conclude, that recessions create and widen income gaps that cannot close when recovery strategies get employed. Moreover, recessions create a gap between the rich and the poor, thus explaining the different diet standards of the two groups. Lisa Miller states in her article ”Divided We Eat”, “As the distance between rich and poor continues to grow, the freshest, most nutritious foods have become luxury goods that only some can afford.” (Miller 190).
In the late 1800s times were tough, living and working was brutal, due to the conditions and the lack of safety regulations, scarce supplies of food, over population due to the vast amounts of immigrants filled the cities, money was hard to come by, because monopolies were controlling the market place, influencing consumer pricing and purchasing the “haves” could get it, while the “have not’s” had to fight for it (Doc-4). The free market is the strength of this great nation, with
It is sad how the poor are getting poor and the middle class are barely holding on to their class and how the rich keep getting richer. I feel that inequality is increasing between the rich and poor and I feel that should not be happening so it is a good thing that the Occupy Wall Movement has taken a step toward it. The Movement has spread throughout the world because of how it supports the majority 99% person of people that are living in United States. I feel that it has spread more because of how the crisis have increased a lot which has become a major problem and the movement has about 20,000 person in support which is a good amount of number to make a
In times of disaster, it is clear that America's poor are more so poor in regards to their social class, than their ability to survive as human beings. Even poor families, who are overcrowded by U.S. standards or face temporary food shortages, are likely to have living conditions far greater than that of the world average. The poor of America do have a hard time
The high population density created squalid living conditions that were ideal places for diseases that resulted in illnesses and death. Soon enough, buildings were being built taller to accommodate more people, the poor construction due to employers attempting to control the productivity of their workers created dangerous working conditions, especially during fires. With such a large population, it was often difficult to provide the best possible standard of living for everybody. As entrepreneurs created large, successful corporations that provided them with vast amounts of wealth, laborers, both skilled and unskilled, remained outside of the economic circle, living in poverty. During these times, the economy was dominated by several men that possessed
The Dirty Little Secret: Poverty In America Jane A. Easter The current reality in the United States of America is that the level of disparity between classes is growing and not in a good way. The small portion of the rich are getting richer and the number of poor is increasing creating a larger gap between the previous middle class and the lower class. The other reality is that it is a “don’t ask, don’t tell” society. Though studies, census data and other overwhelming proof is all around us, it is one of the least talked about issues. The classes by race and gender continue to have disparate realities across the country.
The ever-changing cost of food in our society is affecting the health of citizens in an unprecedented manner. Author Mark Winne talks about such health risks in “The Poor Get Diabetes, the Rich Get Local and Organic”. This food gap is having a dramatic effect on our society; people are finding it nearly impossible to stay healthy and afford other costs
Why do immigrants want to move? Jobs are getting really tough to find, a reason is of all the immigrants moving to the United States, that means higher poverty percentages. Immigrants are found everywhere in the U.S., this is causing chaos in all parts of our country. Cheap labor from immigrants is another factor to our economy. The cheap labor of immigrants put us at a disadvantage.
Is the recession making us fat? It’s no secret that Americans, as a whole, are fatter than ever before. Obesity transcends all ages, cultures, and religions. While some question the role that the current economic recession pays in this epidemic (Campbell, 2009), the evidence of this connection is clear. The side effects of hard economic times, increased poverty, stress, and lack of free time as people juggle second and third jobs to make ends meet, push Americans toward the cheapest and quickest meals.