Income Inequality In America

The American public is in serious economic trouble. To put it bluntly, they really have no idea just how bad the problem is within their country because no one talks about it. This problem within society is of course income inequality. When millionaires in America like Warren Buffett are paying much lower tax rates than their secretaries (“President Obama on Tax Fairness and Income Inequality”), then you know that there is a serious problem here. The United States government treats the wealthiest Americans like they are untouchables and that is just disgusting. The problem of income inequality is huge within American society. It is a prevalent issue that is, more often than not, completely glossed over by members of the media and American
There is this weird stigma that everyone should just stay away from mentioning the problem of income inequality in American society. In America, income inequality is a prevalent issue due to its media/political perception by the people, the way that the top one percent of Americans are treated, and the blind optimism/ ignorance of the issue within the American public. To begin with, one of the main reasons that income inequality is an issue within American society today is the way that the issue is perceived by the media and the government. This issue can be separated into two separate discussions: one on the way that the government (liberals, conservatives...etc.) views the issue, and how the media looks at both the issue and what politicians say about it. As a way of starting the argument, let us talk about the government and political views on income inequality (there are lots of them).
Law professor Patrick M Garry talked briefly about the conflict between conservatives and progressives in his article “Conservatives and The Real Problems of Income Inequality”. In this he stated:
“Progressives have used the issue as a sword against conservatives, accusing the latter not only of indifference toward the plight of working Americans but of actually welcoming the widening gulf between rich and poor, as if conservatives want nothing more than to see the wealthy become wealthier, even if it is at the expense of the poor” (Conservatives).
For years now, progressives have been using income inequality as a key point of debate with the conservatives and for good reason. The progressives seem to want to fight income inequality and make it so that there is a fair system of income within this country whereas the conservatives think everything is fine the way that it is, which it is not. This country needs to see a change for the better on the issue of income inequality and the first thing that has to change is the view that everything is okay from within our own