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Wealth and Income Inequality (Graded Discussion)
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Review the following videos and articles:
How Wealth Inequality Spiraled Out of Control by Robert ReichLinks to an external site.
Wealth and Income inequality in AmericaLinks to an external site.
Changes in the American middle classLinks to an external site.
Wealth gaps within racial groupsLinks to an external site.
What’s happened to income and wealth in America over the past 40 years?Links to an external site.
How the upper middle class keeps everyone else outLinks to an external site.
Write 3 paragraphs answering the following questions:
Describe the extent of income and wealth inequality in the USA today.
Why has wealth inequality increased in the USA in the last 40 years?
Is wealth inequality a social problem? Why?
After submitting your answers, please reply to at least three (3) of our classmates’ posts, pointing out their good points as well as any limitation you see in their arguments.
You must post your original answers first, in order to see other students’ answers.
Grading criteria:
Students can get up to 5 points per paragraph written.
Students can get up to 10 points for replying to at least 3 classmates.
Your original answer to the questions as well as your reply-comments to other students must be of substantial quality in order to get points. Substantial quality includes a demonstration that you have completed the required readings and videos and thought critically about them.
Your answers and reply-comments must be original, use your own ideas and words.
If you use, take or copy ideas or sentences from any source, they must be referenced using APA format.
