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According to the statistics, the wealthiest 20 percent of people in the world earn more 82 percent of the world's income.
In the U.S.A. it is estimated that just 1 percent of the population holds 50 percent of the country's wealth. And 26 million Americans-about 10% of the population-depend on free food to keep from going hungry.
The statistics are the same everywhere , even in the world's most advanced countries.In 1997 Statistics Canada reported that 18% of all Canadians, including 1.5 million children,were living under the poverty line. In Australia, the number of homeless people doubled between 1988 and 1998.
All over the world the gap between the rich and the poor is getting wider and wider with each passing year.
The old adage, " the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer" was never truer than it is today.
This disparity in wealth is one of the unfortunate outcomes of capitalism. It occurs because the people who have money can afford the best education and therefore end up with the best jobs.
They invest their money and increase their wealth through business dealings, bank interest and stock dividends.
Poor people cannot afford good educations and end up with the lowest-paying jobs. They have no money to invest, since they have to concentrate on meeting their basic needs in life.It is said that which rich people invest their money and spend what is left over, poor people spend their money and invest what's left.
Poor people also are more likely to have problems such as drug or alcohol addictions, which further cause them to work less and remain poor.
The best way out of this situation seems to be to provide better education for the poor, but it is unlikely that any noticeable change from the present situation will occur anytime soon.
Q1) Do you think the gap between the rich and the poor is very noticeable in society? If so, give some examples of how it can be seen.
Q2) What do you think about the gap between the rich and the poor? Defend your opinion.
* We just have to accept the situation because there's no better way to run society than the present way.
* We have to find a better way to run our world. This situation cannot be allowed to continue.
Q3) What is the best way to close the gap between the rich and the poor? Tell why you think so.
*Better education for the poor
*A economic system that combines capitalism with communism.
*Higher taxes for the rich and no taxes for the poor.
*Another solution. Explain.
Q4) Do you know "nobless oblige"? It means that the rich is charged with duty & responsibillity to the poor.
In the U.S.A. it is estimated that just 1 percent of the population holds 50 percent of the country's wealth. And 26 million Americans-about 10% of the population-depend on free food to keep from going hungry.
The statistics are the same everywhere , even in the world's most advanced countries.In 1997 Statistics Canada reported that 18% of all Canadians, including 1.5 million children,were living under the poverty line. In Australia, the number of homeless people doubled between 1988 and 1998.
All over the world the gap between the rich and the poor is getting wider and wider with each passing year.
The old adage, " the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer" was never truer than it is today.
This disparity in wealth is one of the unfortunate outcomes of capitalism. It occurs because the people who have money can afford the best education and therefore end up with the best jobs.
They invest their money and increase their wealth through business dealings, bank interest and stock dividends.
Poor people cannot afford good educations and end up with the lowest-paying jobs. They have no money to invest, since they have to concentrate on meeting their basic needs in life.It is said that which rich people invest their money and spend what is left over, poor people spend their money and invest what's left.
Poor people also are more likely to have problems such as drug or alcohol addictions, which further cause them to work less and remain poor.
The best way out of this situation seems to be to provide better education for the poor, but it is unlikely that any noticeable change from the present situation will occur anytime soon.
Q1) Do you think the gap between the rich and the poor is very noticeable in society? If so, give some examples of how it can be seen.
Q2) What do you think about the gap between the rich and the poor? Defend your opinion.
* We just have to accept the situation because there's no better way to run society than the present way.
* We have to find a better way to run our world. This situation cannot be allowed to continue.
Q3) What is the best way to close the gap between the rich and the poor? Tell why you think so.
*Better education for the poor
*A economic system that combines capitalism with communism.
*Higher taxes for the rich and no taxes for the poor.
*Another solution. Explain.
Q4) Do you know "nobless oblige"? It means that the rich is charged with duty & responsibillity to the poor.
Do you think that the rich in our society goes along with "nobless oblige" ?
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