SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND POLITICAL
This domain is not an advocacy effort but rather a forum for continued examination of the subtle and not so subtle political, cultural, and social dynamics surrounding wealth and income inequality.
Changing social attitudes and norms contribute to institutional and systemic justification for economic stratification. Embedded ideas and values regarding merit, worthiness, and the value of various labor efforts reinforce economic stratification.
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“The Economy is doing well, why aren’t people feeling it?” The trend line for wealth and income inequality is well documented. As the cliché goes, “the rich have gotten richer while the poor have gotten poorer.” This trend was given significant impetus in the 1980s under the Reagan administration and has continued to diverge since.
This section is not an advocacy effort but rather a forum for continued examination of the subtle and not so subtle political, cultural, and social dynamics surrounding wealth and income inequality. Changing social attitudes and norms contribute to institutional and systemic justification for economic stratification. Read more