Tuesday, October 4, 2016

blog 7


What to do About the Poor?

states that America is affluent… I agree and disagree with this statement. Our country in the grand scheme of the world is a very well off nation, there are many employed people, living conditions are adequate and people are well fed. On the other hand, our overall economy struggles, several of our jobs are being sent overseas and wages are dropping for current employees of big corporations. I believe affluent nations have fairly low poverty rates, low unemployment rates and good living conditions. The results of affluent nations include the overall nation taking care of its people who are less off. If they help the less unfortunate people out, then the overall status of the nation will increase. Galbraith
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If a nation is overall prospering then to a certain extent, it is the government’s job to establish available jobs for the citizens who are struggling to find employment. In order to close the gap between the rich and the poor, I believe employment is the first step. I don’t think the rich need to be punished for being well off but instead the poor need to be driven into work. Our county cannot afford to tax the working class more than what is currently being done, instead the unemployed need to be driven into jobs and start to earn money for themselves.
This link is to an article on CNN which discusses thee rich poor gap. http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/29/opinion/sutter-solutions-income-inequality/

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