https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl After watching the film, make THREE posts on this padlet. Post 1: Upload or link a photo, meme, news story, cartoon, song, short video, etc. that you think highlights one or more of the concepts talked about in the film. This should NOT an image or clip from the film, rather something you find through an Internet search, something you record/take an image of, etc. Provide a VERY brief (one to two sentence) explanation of why you chose this particular illustration. Be as creative as you want! Post 2: Create a post with one question or topic related to the film that you would like to talk about in class. POST 3: Take a look at some of your classmates' posts for Post 1 (image, news story, video, etc.). Pick at least one to respond to. Share your thoughts on what they posted. Your comments can cover a wide range of ground - what you found interesting about their post, something you learned from the post, another connectiono to the movie or something we talked about in class, etc. Your post should NOT be something like, "I liked your post." I also posted so you can see an example. en-us 2020-09-20 02:31:32 UTC 2024-06-02 09:30:22 UTC hello@padlet.com sbluth2 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/761486894 This short Tik Tok video went viral last year. Using rice to show the difference between what Jeff Bezos (CEO of Amazon) earns compared to the rest of us reminds me of the inequality the filmmakers were discussing.]]> 2020-09-20 02:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/761486894 mwbaker3 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/777253308 The recent testimony of tech CEO's to the antitrust panel on big data resemble how people use whatever means to benefit themselves and their company. This reminds me of how the political rivals in congress would spin the truth to make it sound like they were defending your interest when in reality they are defending their own.]]> 2020-09-24 18:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/777253308 mwbaker3 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/777274824 What would be the rebuttal from the other side? A part of the video talks about how the "wealthy" and "corrupt politicians" hide information that doesn't support their viewpoint to make it seem more beneficial to you. What information is being withheld (or simply not discussed) in this video to support the other side?]]> 2020-09-24 19:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/777274824 brtumpey https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/777800285 Why are there not more regulations regarding lobbying? It seems like the people that need the least help in life are the ones with the most influence, and that they're acting only in their best interest, which may further push the poor down.]]> 2020-09-24 23:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/777800285 brtumpey https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/777805104 The film talked topics such as laws making collective bargaining illegal. It seems like we are heading in a direction where people only act in their self-interest, as opposed to helping the country as a whole, and that people on the lower end of the class spectrum will suffer the most.]]> 2020-09-24 23:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/777805104 jalicori https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/778484241 I chose this picture because it illustrates the Matthew effect: the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. In the beginning of the film, someone mentions this and talks about the brutality of capitalism in our society. This picture depicts racers who are either advantaged and disadvantaged. The one with the advantaged car will clearly gain more earnings/winnings due to the ease their resources bring.

]]> 2020-09-25 06:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/778484241 jalicori https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/778492544 Even as a child, I have wondered why certain people were given more opportunity from early on in their lives and others have not. This may be a rhetorical questions, but what if we were all born with the same resources and opportunity? Would others still advance more than others? ]]> 2020-09-25 06:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/778492544 ajkarns1 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/779567074 The richest people living in 740 Park Avenue spend money lobbying politicians against higher tax rates for the wealthy. ]]> 2020-09-25 15:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/779567074 ajkarns1 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/779606314 What are other factors besides money that influence a person's ability to have mobility and achieve the "American Dream?" ]]> 2020-09-25 15:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/779606314 mkim331 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/780656080 This tv show quote illustrates how the working class would have a harder time because of taxes. This also shows Rachel having a precarious job as a waitress at a coffee shop. While the rich keep getting richer, those in the working class stay in the working class because they don't have the advantages of tax breaks. Through this we see the faults of our own mixed economy because our economy caters to only the top 1% of our socioeconomic world.

]]> 2020-09-25 20:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/780656080 mkim331 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/780665681 If our country is built on the standards of democracy and that everyone is create equal, Why are the opportunities in the world only going to the people who don't need them? Shouldn't we be supporting equity not classism?]]> 2020-09-25 20:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/780665681 mtrober2 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/780926260 How can we detangle the wealthy out of our political system and or Washington D.C.? Do you think their absence would make little to any change? ]]> 2020-09-25 23:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/780926260 mtrober2 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/780934420 Washington is almost owned and operated by the U.S. corporate sector, using their money to fuel results. Billions are spent on lobbying where lobbyist are writing the laws they want to see put into place.]]> 2020-09-25 23:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/780934420 baclapp https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/781426431 This is a meme about Jeff Bezos and how he makes his money through exploitation of his amazon employees and overseas labor in poor working conditions.]]> 2020-09-26 14:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/781426431 baclapp https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/781427921 How can we hold the rich accountable? They pay much less in taxes proportionally than the middle and lower class. How do we make the system fair for everybody?]]> 2020-09-26 14:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/781427921 cbcrumpl https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782571488 I chose this cartoon because it shows how the rich continuously make more money, while the working class get money. The Matthew Effect, the rich getting richer, is shown in the film as it discusses how capitalists take over and have more and more opportunities. ]]> 2020-09-27 17:26:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782571488 cbcrumpl https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782575122 Because of how capitalists thrive in our economy, is the middle class endangered?]]> 2020-09-27 17:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782575122 gavillan https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782657577 I chose this political cartoon for its relevance to the film and the current political climate. We have learned that American Capitalism, in the way that it is currently set up, operates precariously (we have had three recessions since 2000). Taxpayer dollars must be used to bail out and save the same companies that are drivers of economic inequality.]]> 2020-09-27 19:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782657577 gavillan https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782671237 Is lobbying inherently bad? When, in American history, has it benefited the middle class?]]> 2020-09-27 19:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782671237 gaturk https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782736958 https://twitter.com/i/status/1155895883751469056
When I saw that we had to post a video or picture my mind immediately went here because I had retweeted this a while ago. Although this kid is referring to monopoly it is the sad reality of our current economic system. Even the lowest socioeconomic class still has to pay a large amount of taxes. Although it may not seem like that much, each dollar matters when you are getting minimum wage and living below the poverty line.]]> 2020-09-27 20:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782736958 gaturk https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782740937 If we were ever able to be in the top 1% socioeconomic class do you think we would act the same way they do currently or would we act different? Is it a generational thing? A privilege thing?]]> 2020-09-27 20:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782740937 bjlayko https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782768655 I think this a good cartoon that shows how a lot of times the rich demonize protests or movements.]]> 2020-09-27 21:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782768655 bjlayko https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782769959 To what extent do you think lobbying affects our lives?]]> 2020-09-27 21:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782769959 bjlayko https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782771638 I thought what Amy posted was an interesting meme and shows how media plays a big role in politics. A lot of people support laws/movements/or parties only because that is what the media tells them. ]]> 2020-09-27 21:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782771638 sagoetz1 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782863451 I picked this photo because the documentary explained how rich people come from privilege and poor people who do not have the same privileges are expected to be able to have the same opportunities and make the same amount of money just because they are in America. Trump is an example of the rich having more opportunities and money. ]]> 2020-09-27 23:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782863451 bkkipp https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782904536 I chose this image because it it an impactful representation of the wealth inequality in the United States.]]> 2020-09-28 00:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782904536 bkkipp https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782917558 What added incentives can we give the wealthy to encourage them to do more about the wealth inequality in this country?]]> 2020-09-28 00:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/782917558 plknight https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783013484 I chose this meme from Gossip girl, because these two girls grew up in the Upper East Side and had everything handing to them on speed dial. It's saying, be prepared fro whatever is coming your way, so if it's cold bring a sweater. the problem is not everyone can afford a sweater or the proper resources to stay warm or even comfortable like in society, already at a disadvantage. ]]> 2020-09-28 01:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783013484 plknight https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783021185 Is there a possibility for two parties to theoretically meet in the middle, and agree that money distribution tot he poor is possible without the rich people fro also becoming poor? This may sound biased, but my goal with this question is to real understand whether a plan proving this possible would be able to conceive the upper class to show financial sympathy to the poor. ]]> 2020-09-28 01:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783021185 OdalisE https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783042316 I picked this meme because it represents trickle down economics and the false idea that by not taxing the wealthy they are helping society at large. ]]> 2020-09-28 01:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783042316 sagoetz1 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783043404 What are some non-
monetary assets we can give to poor individuals in the US to give them a better opportunity to be as successful as rich people?]]> 2020-09-28 01:35:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783043404 hdmorton https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783062380 Even though the rich claim that with enough hard work you can get where they are, they continue to push(or not push) for bills that make it increasingly more difficult for people of low income to climb the economic ladder. ]]> 2020-09-28 01:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783062380 hdmorton https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783068866 How are things going to change for the better (economically) if the rich people, who are pushing for the wrong bills, are so woven into the government?]]> 2020-09-28 01:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783068866 sgeorgy https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783094325 This meme subverts the traditional idea of the American dream. Not everyone is given equal opportunities and resources towards upward mobility or can even compete in the same league with everyone else. (metaphorically some may not be able to afford boots, some people inherit boots etc.) ]]> 2020-09-28 02:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783094325 OdalisE https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783100284 Specifically how would the American economy look different if we started taxing the wealthy- are there any possible cons with doing this?]]> 2020-09-28 02:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783100284 sgeorgy https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783127655 Is there a way to separate money and politics with legislation, like church and state? Are there regulations on how much money a political campaign receives from lobbyists, is there transparency to the public on how much of a campaign is funded by what organization.]]> 2020-09-28 02:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783127655 sgeorgy https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783141086 Morgan's meme was interesting because there is a lot of truth in that picture. The rich CEOs and corporate America does have a lot political power and run the country, because as long as political leaders depend on the rich to win elections they are going to favor laws to protect the wealthy. ]]> 2020-09-28 02:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783141086 cbsmit24 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783184497 I chose this meme because it relates  to the themes in the video. Not only does it reference the fact that billionaires don't want to pay their taxes, but that the taxes they do pay are relatively small in comparison to  their incomes. ]]> 2020-09-28 03:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783184497 cthand https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783209697 This photo shows the consequences of economic inequality and what it looks like. It depicts the large amount of wealth held by a small percentage of people compared to the amount of people working beneath them. ]]> 2020-09-28 03:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783209697 cthand https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783216165 Why is the top percent of people in the population so greedy when it comes to taxes or redistributing wealth. ]]> 2020-09-28 03:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783216165 cbsmit24 https://padlet.com/sbluth2/iylbtpow4xxjjfgl/wish/783219906 Why do  many lower class white people support  these  individuals backed by corrupted billionaires?  

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