Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Rich vs poor
This week in sociology we focused on differences in income rates and the huge gaps between the rich and the poor. I was really surprised to find out that where we live, we are in the top 5% of the united stste's income. Also, when compared to the rest of the world, americans are richer than 95% of the worlds population. These statistics were really shocking and scary because it made everyone realize how sheltered we are from the rest of the world. A lot of us only look up when thinking about social class an forget about everyone living on less than a dollar a day. Maybe if we all did a little more to help the less fortunate, we could change the gap between the rich and poor.
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The gap between the rich and the poor is ridiculous.
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ReplyDeleteThose statistics were really impressing. We don't realize that there is people in the world who don't even have money for food.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that if we could help people who are in need more, it could decrease the gap between the rich and the poor.
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