Throughout time, it has been a constant struggle to help the poor support themselves and to reduce the poverty levels that continue to rise. In the article called “Super Fears of the Super-Rich”, by Graeme Wood, he talks about the everyday issues that the rich fear every day. One specific issue is that they fear for the people around them that do not have a significant amount of wealth. In his article he also talks about the poor and the issues that they, in fact, fear as well. This really got me thinking about the everyday occurrence that the rich and the poor share together and whether or not the rich should help the poor. Graeme Wood puts a new view on our country and its tendencies to be as selfish as possible and how greed is a main factor in our everyday lives. The United States is known for being an incredibly successful business country and somehow, many people are struggling to keep food on the table as well as a roof over their heads. Wood also talks about the decision of whether or not the rich should be a factor in helping the poverty rates drop.
Focusing on the main issue of poverty is a wide topic in our everyday lives. With the recession in the past four years, the poverty rates have raised and people are struggling to keep a roof over their heads. Reading Graeme Wood's article about the fears of the rich and how they fear for the other people with money issues shows that although many people are sitting on money and happy, they still worry about the people who are not. This is significant because it proves that the rich may be able to help the poor support themselves in small ways. Giving away their money is not a logical suggestion, but they may be able to help, in order to drop the poverty rates spiraling out of control. The United States has been a significant country of wealth for many years now, but most people do not see the underlying lives of the poor. The controversy is whether or not the people of wealth may be able to help the people who are trying to support their families and get out of the population of poverty.
This brings me to my initial research question which is, "Considering the recent poverty rates rising, should the government enforce a law stating that the poor or underprivaleged be more considered for jobs than the rich in order to close the major gap between the rich and the poor?" If the poor could be more considered for jobs and not just looked down on, then the poverty rates may decrease. The income gap between the rich and the poor has widened and it is important that we close this gap in order to eliminate as much poverty in the United States as possible. While researching my question, I found significant ideas that many had on how to close this income gap. Whether or not the rich should help the poor get on their feet is a controversial idea and if it is actually a legitimate suggestion. Some people are born into poverty, while others may make it into poverty themselves, but if they are willing to try and find a steady job in order to make money to support their family, shouldn't they be able to do so?
Monday, November 28, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Poverty: Where Do We Go From Here?
Brazer, Harvey. "The Federal Income Tax and the Poor: Where Do We Go From Here?" California Law Review. Public Finance Activities, April 1969. Web. 9 November 2011.
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Harvey Brazer's article was written a while ago but it still demonstrates important factors concerning the issues of how the poor are underprivileged and treated differently than the rich. Brazer states that the poor tend to be treated differently in a place of employment than a person who may have a significant amount of money and who walks in to an interview. He believes that something should be done about this and that every person should be treated the same when it comes to job opportunity. He has many tables and examples of what the future will look like when it comes to money and the income gap, and surely he was correct. The income gap widens by a significant amount and Brazer's theory is that it all started because people of poverty were treated different in the work place than the people of wealth. The people of wealth and family money had a lot more opportunity back then because people looked at them as smarter and incredibly more qualified for a job, than the poor, when the others were more than qualified to do the same job.
This is a very important observation in my research question because it shows that poverty levels have increased due to the differences of treatment in the work place. It shows that many people of wealth are treated completely differently when it comes to receiving jobs and obtaining jobs. Whether or not you have money should not define whether or not you receive a position for a job or if you are qualified for that job. It also goes into detail about the fact that the poor are even treated differently not just in the work world but also in normal every day life. They are not able to pay for certain things that the rich can, like for example clothing. The way the rich may present themselves is different than people of poverty. The rich may be able to afford a lavish outfit while the people with less money do not look as suave. This is important to my research question because it questions whether or not the poor should be treated the exact same as the rich when it comes to qualification for jobs.
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Harvey Brazer's article was written a while ago but it still demonstrates important factors concerning the issues of how the poor are underprivileged and treated differently than the rich. Brazer states that the poor tend to be treated differently in a place of employment than a person who may have a significant amount of money and who walks in to an interview. He believes that something should be done about this and that every person should be treated the same when it comes to job opportunity. He has many tables and examples of what the future will look like when it comes to money and the income gap, and surely he was correct. The income gap widens by a significant amount and Brazer's theory is that it all started because people of poverty were treated different in the work place than the people of wealth. The people of wealth and family money had a lot more opportunity back then because people looked at them as smarter and incredibly more qualified for a job, than the poor, when the others were more than qualified to do the same job.
This is a very important observation in my research question because it shows that poverty levels have increased due to the differences of treatment in the work place. It shows that many people of wealth are treated completely differently when it comes to receiving jobs and obtaining jobs. Whether or not you have money should not define whether or not you receive a position for a job or if you are qualified for that job. It also goes into detail about the fact that the poor are even treated differently not just in the work world but also in normal every day life. They are not able to pay for certain things that the rich can, like for example clothing. The way the rich may present themselves is different than people of poverty. The rich may be able to afford a lavish outfit while the people with less money do not look as suave. This is important to my research question because it questions whether or not the poor should be treated the exact same as the rich when it comes to qualification for jobs.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
A Recent Mismatch of the Poor
Covington, Kenya L. "Spatial Mismatch of the Poor: An Explanation of Recent Declines in Job Isolation." Journal of Urban Affairs. Blackwell Publishing, December 2009. Web. 7 November 2011.
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Kenya Covington's article, "Spatial Mismatch of the Poor: An Explanation of Recent Declines in Job Isolation" describes how the poor's access to jobs is not available as it should be, but it is increasing. It starts by examining the changes in job opportunity over the years since 1990 and whether or not it has improved or if it has not. The ending results were that the job opportunities for the poor have increased by the smallest amount and most of the improvement was specifically shown in the population of the black poor. Covington talks about the major decline of racism in the United States since the very beginning of the 1990's. The main factor is that the blacks have had more opportunity in our society and that is what has caused the smallest improvement of minimal job opportunity in the United States. He states, "To begin, the first limitation of the extant literature stems from its failure to explore job isolation for the poor specifically. Despite decades of empirical analysis supporting the theory, these analyses have not examined access to jobs for the poor as an individual group nor have they explored whether job access for this population has changed significantly over time." Kenya Covington examines the decrease in racism in the United States and businesses giving more job opportunity to the black population.
This relates back to my research question because it significantly talks about the job isolations that have been going on in the United States. The poor’s access to jobs is less known, especially relative to the nonpoor’s access. Since the poor tend to reside close together, and are segregated largely from the nonpoor, it is believed that access to job opportunities will increase in the next five years due to economic incline. In this article, this question is examined as well as whether, in fact, the distributional imbalance between poor families and jobs is greater than that between nonpoor families and jobs. This also brings up the issue of race and whether this is a factor in why the income gap has slowly been closing in the past twenty years. This brings up the question of whether or not the rich should be prosecuted financially in order to help the poor obtain jobs because the gap is continuing to close. Kenya Covington has a stance that the poverty levels will decrease in the next five years without any government help; just simply because of the turn around of the recent recession.
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Kenya Covington's article, "Spatial Mismatch of the Poor: An Explanation of Recent Declines in Job Isolation" describes how the poor's access to jobs is not available as it should be, but it is increasing. It starts by examining the changes in job opportunity over the years since 1990 and whether or not it has improved or if it has not. The ending results were that the job opportunities for the poor have increased by the smallest amount and most of the improvement was specifically shown in the population of the black poor. Covington talks about the major decline of racism in the United States since the very beginning of the 1990's. The main factor is that the blacks have had more opportunity in our society and that is what has caused the smallest improvement of minimal job opportunity in the United States. He states, "To begin, the first limitation of the extant literature stems from its failure to explore job isolation for the poor specifically. Despite decades of empirical analysis supporting the theory, these analyses have not examined access to jobs for the poor as an individual group nor have they explored whether job access for this population has changed significantly over time." Kenya Covington examines the decrease in racism in the United States and businesses giving more job opportunity to the black population.
This relates back to my research question because it significantly talks about the job isolations that have been going on in the United States. The poor’s access to jobs is less known, especially relative to the nonpoor’s access. Since the poor tend to reside close together, and are segregated largely from the nonpoor, it is believed that access to job opportunities will increase in the next five years due to economic incline. In this article, this question is examined as well as whether, in fact, the distributional imbalance between poor families and jobs is greater than that between nonpoor families and jobs. This also brings up the issue of race and whether this is a factor in why the income gap has slowly been closing in the past twenty years. This brings up the question of whether or not the rich should be prosecuted financially in order to help the poor obtain jobs because the gap is continuing to close. Kenya Covington has a stance that the poverty levels will decrease in the next five years without any government help; just simply because of the turn around of the recent recession.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Greed: A Significant Factor
Dommen, Edward. "Calvin's Views on Greed." Ecumenical Review. Blackwell Publishing, October 2011. Web. 8 November 2011.
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In "Calvin's Views on Greed", Edward Dommen describes the beliefs of John Calvin, a former Church reformer who had conceptions of greed and debates whether or not greed is still at work, specifically between the rich and the poor. Edward Dommen's article talks about Calvin's belief that the rich should always help the poor. His article is a definite religious article of what believers of God follow. He states, "We are taught that the rich have received more abundance on condition that they should be ministers to the poor by providing the good things placed in their hands by the goodness of God... When God gives someone more than he needs, he establishes him there as if he was [God’s] own person." The article also states the opinion of Edward Dommen when he states "Note that the duty of the rich is not just to redistribute goods, but to help their neighbors to live." He tends to agree with the beliefs of John Calvin and supports the greed between the rich and the poor. He goes into his article also talking about the poor and how they are greedy as well, by accepting offers from the rich. This article talks about the basic greed of human beings and how we should all help each other in one way or another.
Although this article is strictly directed toward the Christian audience, it proves a significant point that our society should be based on helping each other and doing what is right. This brings up my research question of whether or not it is logical to help the poor access more jobs, by considering them more than the rich. Should the rich be less greedy by letting the poor access these jobs? The article is not a factual article, but it explains how it all comes down to the right and the wrong on whether or not the rich should give more to the poor and stop being "greedy" or the other factor that they worked for their money and they should not have to help the poor because it is their own problem. John Calvin's ideas show that our society should be less greedy when it comes to helping each other out and with money issues as well.
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In "Calvin's Views on Greed", Edward Dommen describes the beliefs of John Calvin, a former Church reformer who had conceptions of greed and debates whether or not greed is still at work, specifically between the rich and the poor. Edward Dommen's article talks about Calvin's belief that the rich should always help the poor. His article is a definite religious article of what believers of God follow. He states, "We are taught that the rich have received more abundance on condition that they should be ministers to the poor by providing the good things placed in their hands by the goodness of God... When God gives someone more than he needs, he establishes him there as if he was [God’s] own person." The article also states the opinion of Edward Dommen when he states "Note that the duty of the rich is not just to redistribute goods, but to help their neighbors to live." He tends to agree with the beliefs of John Calvin and supports the greed between the rich and the poor. He goes into his article also talking about the poor and how they are greedy as well, by accepting offers from the rich. This article talks about the basic greed of human beings and how we should all help each other in one way or another.
Although this article is strictly directed toward the Christian audience, it proves a significant point that our society should be based on helping each other and doing what is right. This brings up my research question of whether or not it is logical to help the poor access more jobs, by considering them more than the rich. Should the rich be less greedy by letting the poor access these jobs? The article is not a factual article, but it explains how it all comes down to the right and the wrong on whether or not the rich should give more to the poor and stop being "greedy" or the other factor that they worked for their money and they should not have to help the poor because it is their own problem. John Calvin's ideas show that our society should be less greedy when it comes to helping each other out and with money issues as well.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Entrepreneurship: A Big Factor in Income Differences.
Choi, Young Back. "On the Rich Getting Richer and the Poor Getting Poorer." Kyklos. Blackwell Publishing, June 1999. Web. 3 November 2011.
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In the article, "On the Rich Getting Richer and the Poor Getting Poorer", Young Choi evaluates the perception on whether or not the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. She focuses on one main example throughout her article which is Entrepreneurship. The article goes into detail about how Entrepreneurship may be the main cause on how the rich continue to get richer and the poor keep on getting poorer. The author studies that many of the rich start businesses where they hire more people that surround them, like other rich people that they know, etc. They generally do not branch out and decide to hire someone who is outside of their circle of the wealth. The rich influence many other people and it causes the other people who are not well-off to slip through the cracks. She also goes into the depth about how entrepreneurship can also benefit the income gap. Many people who are significantly well off may start businesses and the people who are in need of supporting their families and themselves are able to take the jobs that they offer. Throughout her article of debating whether or not the economy is benefitted by the act of entrepreneurship or harmed, she concludes that it brings new opportunity to people and that is only a benefit.
This article shows a new perception to my research question. Choi talks significantly about how Entrepreneurship affects the income gap between the rich and the poor. It brings up the discussion on whether or not this may benefit the poverty levels in our society or harm them. The politics of equalization through taxation, redistribution, and regulation reflects how wide the income gap is. As he considers entrepreneurship as the most important factor in the process of creating and destroying wealth, and economic mobility, the article is a contribution to a theory of entrepreneurship. The idea of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer rests on a faulty understanding of the way the market economy works. This brings up a discussion in my research question on whether or not it is logical for the rich to hold jobs that other people who need opportunity are more than qualified to do. Choi concludes his article by stating that he essence of entrepreneurship is not the ownership of currently valued assets, and is not doing anything but to help our economy out by the discovery of opportunities. Many may argue this point on whether it benefits or harms.
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In the article, "On the Rich Getting Richer and the Poor Getting Poorer", Young Choi evaluates the perception on whether or not the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. She focuses on one main example throughout her article which is Entrepreneurship. The article goes into detail about how Entrepreneurship may be the main cause on how the rich continue to get richer and the poor keep on getting poorer. The author studies that many of the rich start businesses where they hire more people that surround them, like other rich people that they know, etc. They generally do not branch out and decide to hire someone who is outside of their circle of the wealth. The rich influence many other people and it causes the other people who are not well-off to slip through the cracks. She also goes into the depth about how entrepreneurship can also benefit the income gap. Many people who are significantly well off may start businesses and the people who are in need of supporting their families and themselves are able to take the jobs that they offer. Throughout her article of debating whether or not the economy is benefitted by the act of entrepreneurship or harmed, she concludes that it brings new opportunity to people and that is only a benefit.
This article shows a new perception to my research question. Choi talks significantly about how Entrepreneurship affects the income gap between the rich and the poor. It brings up the discussion on whether or not this may benefit the poverty levels in our society or harm them. The politics of equalization through taxation, redistribution, and regulation reflects how wide the income gap is. As he considers entrepreneurship as the most important factor in the process of creating and destroying wealth, and economic mobility, the article is a contribution to a theory of entrepreneurship. The idea of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer rests on a faulty understanding of the way the market economy works. This brings up a discussion in my research question on whether or not it is logical for the rich to hold jobs that other people who need opportunity are more than qualified to do. Choi concludes his article by stating that he essence of entrepreneurship is not the ownership of currently valued assets, and is not doing anything but to help our economy out by the discovery of opportunities. Many may argue this point on whether it benefits or harms.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Rawlsian; A New Theory
Kangas, Olli. "Distributive Justice and Social Policy: Some Reflections on Rawls and Income Distribution." Social Policy and Administration. Blackwell Publishing, December 2000. Web. 2 November 2011.
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In the article, "Distributive Justice and Social Policy: Some Reflections on Rawls and Income Distribution", Olli Kangas demonstrates the importance of an unequal income distribution in the United States. He opens his article stating that justice should be the most important and central focus in our country when it comes to income distribution. Although, it is certainly not. Kangas focuses on an idea called "Rawlsian", which is an idea that was developed by John Rawls is known as, "the most reasonable principles of justice are those everyone would accept and agree to from a fair position." He mentions many factors in John Rawls theory and specifically goes into detail about the fact that income differences are merely acceptable in our country. He states, "it causes the less fortunate to work harder and that the national wealth is increased more rapidly and the increase will gradually diffuse also to the worse-offs." He says that we may not be able to choose where we grow up, but we can change the circumstances that we are in. The Rawlsian idea is based on fairness, and Kangas makes a point to state that John Rawls ideals are correct because it shows that anyone can improve circumstances if they work harder to, and that our country is an example of giving opportunity to the people struggling from poverty. As a person who believes in this theory, Olli Kangas' purpose for writing this article was to "demonstrate the ideal society where the incidence of poverty is low, differences in the level of living between life cycles are small, income differences between the rich and poor are modest, income mobility from poverty to non-poverty is high, and where the living standard of the poor is decent."
Olli Kangas has an idea that anyone can make it in our country if they try hard and are given opportunity. This relates back to my research question because it basically states that people should be considered no matter what financial state they may be in. His article demonstrates that although many people may be 'worse-offs', they should be provided with the opportunity to make better of their lives. He thinks that our country has done a well job of giving people struggling with financial issues opportunity. This article demonstrates the ideal income gap where the rich and the poor should be as close together on the income scale as possible. My research question relates to the income gap because of the major differences financially, between the rich and the poor in our day and age. Although this article does not have an opinion on whether or not the rich should be allowed to hold jobs when it affects the lower-class, it does focus on the fact that their is a definite problem with the wide income gap between the rich and the poor and something should be done in order to keep our country as poverty-free as we can.
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In the article, "Distributive Justice and Social Policy: Some Reflections on Rawls and Income Distribution", Olli Kangas demonstrates the importance of an unequal income distribution in the United States. He opens his article stating that justice should be the most important and central focus in our country when it comes to income distribution. Although, it is certainly not. Kangas focuses on an idea called "Rawlsian", which is an idea that was developed by John Rawls is known as, "the most reasonable principles of justice are those everyone would accept and agree to from a fair position." He mentions many factors in John Rawls theory and specifically goes into detail about the fact that income differences are merely acceptable in our country. He states, "it causes the less fortunate to work harder and that the national wealth is increased more rapidly and the increase will gradually diffuse also to the worse-offs." He says that we may not be able to choose where we grow up, but we can change the circumstances that we are in. The Rawlsian idea is based on fairness, and Kangas makes a point to state that John Rawls ideals are correct because it shows that anyone can improve circumstances if they work harder to, and that our country is an example of giving opportunity to the people struggling from poverty. As a person who believes in this theory, Olli Kangas' purpose for writing this article was to "demonstrate the ideal society where the incidence of poverty is low, differences in the level of living between life cycles are small, income differences between the rich and poor are modest, income mobility from poverty to non-poverty is high, and where the living standard of the poor is decent."
Olli Kangas has an idea that anyone can make it in our country if they try hard and are given opportunity. This relates back to my research question because it basically states that people should be considered no matter what financial state they may be in. His article demonstrates that although many people may be 'worse-offs', they should be provided with the opportunity to make better of their lives. He thinks that our country has done a well job of giving people struggling with financial issues opportunity. This article demonstrates the ideal income gap where the rich and the poor should be as close together on the income scale as possible. My research question relates to the income gap because of the major differences financially, between the rich and the poor in our day and age. Although this article does not have an opinion on whether or not the rich should be allowed to hold jobs when it affects the lower-class, it does focus on the fact that their is a definite problem with the wide income gap between the rich and the poor and something should be done in order to keep our country as poverty-free as we can.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Works Cited
Brazer, Harvey. "The Federal Income Tax and the Poor: Where Do We Go From Here?" California Law Review. Public Finance Activities, April 1969. Web. 9 November 2011.
Dommen, Edward. "Calvin's Views on Greed." Ecumenical Review. Blackwell Publishing, October 2011. Web. 8 November 2011.
Covington, Kenya L. "Spatial Mismatch of the Poor: An Explanation of Recent Declines in Job Isolation." Journal of Urban Affairs. Blackwell Publishing, December 2009. Web. 7 November 2011.
Kangas, Olli. "Distributive Justice and Social Policy: Some Reflections on Rawls and Income Distribution." Social Policy and Administration. Blackwell Publishing, December 2000. Web. 2 November 2011.
Choi, Young Back. "On the Rich Getting Richer and the Poor Getting Poorer." Kyklos. Blackwell Publishing, June 1999. Web. 3 November 2011.
Dommen, Edward. "Calvin's Views on Greed." Ecumenical Review. Blackwell Publishing, October 2011. Web. 8 November 2011.
Covington, Kenya L. "Spatial Mismatch of the Poor: An Explanation of Recent Declines in Job Isolation." Journal of Urban Affairs. Blackwell Publishing, December 2009. Web. 7 November 2011.
Kangas, Olli. "Distributive Justice and Social Policy: Some Reflections on Rawls and Income Distribution." Social Policy and Administration. Blackwell Publishing, December 2000. Web. 2 November 2011.
Choi, Young Back. "On the Rich Getting Richer and the Poor Getting Poorer." Kyklos. Blackwell Publishing, June 1999. Web. 3 November 2011.
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