Why Are We Living A Second Gilded Age
Are we Living a Second Gilded Age?
When comparing the factors of the Gilded Age to nowadays, the only thing that can be well related is the economics. During the Gilded Age millions of farmers, industrial workers, immigrants, small businessmen had economic deprivation. America, today, isn’t exactly getting economic deprivation, but instead, the income inequality is becoming more stagnated. So, the income for workers around America varies greatly.
There is no correct answer to the question, “Are we Living a Gilded Age,” so my opinion on this question is that we are not living a Second Gilded Age. In my opinion, media around the United States would use the term “Second Gilded Age” to say that America's economics are unfair. If we were living a Second Gilded Age, a group of workers could be having financial issues and there would be a time frame on where a bunch of inventions was created to improve the life of Americans. People do believe that Trump was elected due to the Russians hacking into a …show more content…
The farmers called this movement the 'National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry'. The purpose of the movement was to promote the social needs of farmers in the United States. This movement would address the economic needs of farmers and provide new methods of agriculture. The methods of agriculture would be my advance than what the farmers were used to. The membership of the movement increased after the Panic of 1873. The Panic of 1873 was a financial crisis that affected both the United States and Europe. Due to the falling prices of crops, the railroad companies increased their transportation costs. The Granger Movement had help from political power and supported the 1887 Interstate Commerce Act. The 1887 Interstate Commerce Act was a United States federal law designed to control the monopoly practices of the railroad industry. This movement collapsed when the depression of the 1870s wiped out their
When comparing the factors of the Gilded Age to nowadays, the only thing that can be well related is the economics. During the Gilded Age millions of farmers, industrial workers, immigrants, small businessmen had economic deprivation. America, today, isn’t exactly getting economic deprivation, but instead, the income inequality is becoming more stagnated. So, the income for workers around America varies greatly.
There is no correct answer to the question, “Are we Living a Gilded Age,” so my opinion on this question is that we are not living a Second Gilded Age. In my opinion, media around the United States would use the term “Second Gilded Age” to say that America's economics are unfair. If we were living a Second Gilded Age, a group of workers could be having financial issues and there would be a time frame on where a bunch of inventions was created to improve the life of Americans. People do believe that Trump was elected due to the Russians hacking into a …show more content…
The farmers called this movement the 'National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry'. The purpose of the movement was to promote the social needs of farmers in the United States. This movement would address the economic needs of farmers and provide new methods of agriculture. The methods of agriculture would be my advance than what the farmers were used to. The membership of the movement increased after the Panic of 1873. The Panic of 1873 was a financial crisis that affected both the United States and Europe. Due to the falling prices of crops, the railroad companies increased their transportation costs. The Granger Movement had help from political power and supported the 1887 Interstate Commerce Act. The 1887 Interstate Commerce Act was a United States federal law designed to control the monopoly practices of the railroad industry. This movement collapsed when the depression of the 1870s wiped out their