What information about income inequality surprised or disturbed you the most? Explore some reasons why you think this information surprised or disturbed you.
While watching the short movie on the unequal distribution of wealth in America, there was one particular fact that disturbed me. When it was made clear that the 1% of Americans make 50% of the entire nations money. To make it even clearer, a complete half of the U.S.'s money is going to the smallest percentage that hail here. The people that make this are movie/music stars, politicians, and other jobs that would earn one a recognizable title and an abundant salary. The only startling part of this is that this much money is given to such a small portion of the citizens. To relate this to the American Dream, I feel it couldn't be any further from the original goal. The goal was to make everyone's wealth equal. This shows how things are easier said than done, and how optimistic and wishful thinking may increase people's hopes for the future, but may not be very realistic. Personally, I think that the American Dream is a wonderful concept, and many would thrive from it, except, it is quite confusing at the same time. After listening to this video, I had two primary questions. If someone with no work ethic is poor because of their laziness (which is not always the case), should they still receive payment for doing nothing? If someone has worked hard throughout their years and accomplished amazing things, should they receive an incomprehensibly large paycheck? I think that the small percentage that have accomplished more than others should definitely be payed significantly more than someone who has not accomplished the things they have, but to hand that small group of people an entire half of the nations money is completely ridiculous.
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