The statistic that gave me the greatest impression was the abysmal difference given by the percentage of the 1% of the population in the US that owns 40 to 50 of the total wealth of the nation, in contrast to the 90% of the population that, even adding up their wealth, totally fails to reach the wealth of that 1% of the population. On the other hand, I also find the average investment of $2000 per family alarming. Both cases of wealth are far from the image that the US and its population have in the rest of the world, there are secondary effects on the population that fuel violence, low self-esteem and so many important aspects of society in general, and I am understanding more and more the roots of the problems that is seen in the streets and that as an inhabitant of this country, I am also struggling. 

The reading is very interesting, it reveals aspects that I did not know about the management of productivity, sales, investments, the disparity in tax payments, the exploitation of the working class, and racial discrimination. Of all these aspects, the one that bothered me was the percentages of companies’ profits, percentages that are growing while they provide fewer and fewer salary benefits to employees. Something that touches me very closely is seeing the pressure from employers towards employees to workers for do a greater amount of work in less and less time, with less and fewer payment benefits and with 1 week of vacation per year, it is exhausting, we need money for pay bills, but doing heavy works affect the healthy routine in house, affecting our relationship, always we try to be well but it is hard to maintain the balance to work, money, mental health, and personal relations. It’s too much information to process, wealth disparity is seriously affecting American society.