or should I say plutocracy...
American will elect their new president this November. I'm never a fan of politics, but I start to watch news about it after Trump's leading. It reflects a very interesting/important phenomenon: why is he so popular when he is also very controversial?
Income inequality has become an important political issue over past few years. It's also a strong slogan that Democrats have been using in the elections. I agree with the income inequality, but I don't appreciate to use it as a slogan for presidential votes. Obama used it twice for his campaign, but he basically did nothing about it. The people he uses for financial reform are the people who involved the pro-regulations to the rich and the financial crisis during 2008.
The former Senator from Wyoming ever said: In the current days, we don't have adversaries but enemies. Happiness was only for memories. The politics polarity is getting worse over the decades. This explains one of the reasons that Trump become more welcomed because he brings up the hatred and emotions from people. Not every American is well educated, and when people act due to the hate and fear, things just get uglier. People become more desperate and anxious about living., but at the same time, they have no idea how to improve it. Mental health issues spike up with all the stress occurring in the society. People abuse drugs and alcohols, and they are also too poor to access the health care.
Some people said: "The reason that the poor are poor is because they are lazy." But how can you work 40 hours a week with $15 per hour to survive in a big city? How can you afford the rent, the transportation even a family? Raising the minimum wage cannot really solve the problem. The minimum wage should be for people who need a part time job or students who need money for college expenses. It should not be the normal norm for working class. But now it becomes the main income for a lot of families and this becomes a problem.
Economic is not an easy subject to learn, but everyone should at least know something about it. "We the economy" is a very good resource to take a peep. It has twenty short videos to show you what is economy and what's the main economic issue happening in the US. There are another two documentaries I also recommend to take a look. Inequality for all from Jacob Cornbluth and Inside job from Charles Ferguson. The ideas present in these two movies are not about left or right, but the fairness for the majority.
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