Quick Write Inequality for All (Section 15) by Karen Le https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8 en-us 2021-10-03 21:27:09 UTC 2023-02-14 02:06:32 UTC hello@padlet.com kal081 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1888654542 2021-11-14 00:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1888654542 kal081 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1888654701 2021-11-14 00:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1888654701 According to these two charts, did things get better for the groups we've studied after the 1960s? kal081 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1888655238 2021-11-14 00:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1888655238 Does the film provide an explanation for what may have happened? What has caused current conditions of inequality? kal081 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1888656045 2021-11-14 00:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1888656045 kal081 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1888656657 Overall, yes but some groups have done much better while other have only seen slight improvement.]]> 2021-11-14 00:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1888656657 kal081 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1888657830 One of the causes of our current conditions is the role of money in politics. Lobbyists representing special interests have the ability to persuade and incentivize politicians to vote a certain way on a bill.]]> 2021-11-14 00:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1888657830 What does the average wealth graph look like adjusted for inflation? https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892472761 2021-11-15 22:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892472761 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892473243 No the wealth gap has increased ever since the 1960s and is worsening. 

]]> 2021-11-15 22:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892473243 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892474347 No, the wealth gap has continued to increase since the 1960s which continues to worsen the conditions of inequality]]> 2021-11-15 22:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892474347 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892474463 Cost to attend higher level of education increased to a point where higher education became unaffordable for many families especially those in underrepresented communities. 

]]> 2021-11-15 22:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892474463 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892474632 Things improved greatly for white groups after the 1960s, but for nonwhite groups, there was little to no improvement, which widened the wealth gap even more between the two groups.]]> 2021-11-15 22:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892474632 Although the average wealth of families of color has increased ever so slightly, it remains way under the average wealth of white families. https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892474653 2021-11-15 22:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892474653 Things did not get better for the different groups. There is still a huge and increasing wealth difference. https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892475162 2021-11-15 22:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892475162 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892475328 According to the two charts, the minority groups still suffer due to the wealth gap as it increases. While white family wealth does gets better over time, for other groups it barely even changes.

]]> 2021-11-15 22:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892475328 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892475676 The answer these too charts show is yes and no. While family wealth increased as time passed, so did the wealth gap. White income managed to grow exponentially compared to colored income which had a slight increase.]]> 2021-11-15 22:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892475676 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892476168 If we just look at the numbers for minorities, it shows an upward trend. However, when you compare it to the white graph, it looks like we are in a similar or even worse situation than in the past.]]> 2021-11-15 22:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892476168 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892476816 No, there was only slight improvement for the groups we’ve studied and the gap is getting even larger]]> 2021-11-15 22:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892476816 No. It seems like the rich keep getting richer and the gap keeps increasing. https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892477242 2021-11-15 22:32:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892477242 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892477814 The graph shows that things have not gotten better for the minority groups that we have studied. We still see white individuals having a higher average family wealth than nonwhites. ]]> 2021-11-15 22:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892477814 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892478500 The film basically points out the cost for higher education growing. With that in mind, college would seem to only be affordable to the higher class, thus repeating a cycle. Higher education becomes unobtainable by lower class members of society, forcing them to stick to low income jobs.]]> 2021-11-15 22:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892478500 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892479962 Since cost of education increased due to political situation of the country, it became harder for working class to get higher job positions. It means that over time, their income does not change, and so the wealth gap becomes greater.]]> 2021-11-15 22:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892479962 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892481538 Wealth determines political polarization, so the wealthy people of the upper class (which is typically white) have a big influence on our democracy. This allows them to persuade our democracy to favor the wealth gap which improves their own economic conditions while leaving economic conditions for the lower class (nonwhites) the same.]]> 2021-11-15 22:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892481538 https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892483174 One of the points that the that the films brings up is the effect that the financial crashes of 1928 and 2007 had on different groups. The wealthy were able to turn to the financial sector to make money through stocks and investments, meanwhile the middle class had to take out loans to keep up their living standards. It just shows that the wealthy still make money even during a financial crash and the middle class does not. ]]> 2021-11-15 22:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kal081/z2ely7tlxuv1zej8/wish/1892483174