1. The statistic that shocked me the most was fact that workers/laborers have not and would not be paid for their actual value and contribution to the production of a good or service. It is disheartening but it makes sense in a capitalistic society. Someone has to lose in the situation and it so happens to be the “worker-bee.” If workers were paid what they were actually worth then the rich won’t continue to get rich and there wouldn’t be an incentive to be a business owner.
  2. One implication that comes with living in a society where there are huge wealth inequalities are the educational opportunities. Families who are wealthy are able to send their children to better schools with more resources, smaller classes with a better teacher to student ratio, extracurricular activities and many other opportunities. Having huge wealth inequalities can impact society, peoples health and well-being and ability and access to a fair playing ground.

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