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Income Inequality In The Roman Republic

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Jazz Orr
Mr. Winslow
U.S. History
15 April 2016
Income Inequality
Income inequality has been a great factor in America today. The Roman Republic had been through a similar situation and had a common path as the United States, which we are currently still in. The society of the Roman Republic in 509 B.C. fell in 27 B.C. because of the gap between the rich and the poor. What needs to be taken into consideration to end income inequality is how people are being taxed and which type of people have their hands in the political process. Major impact on the social economic groups were being executed on the way the rich were gaining wealth, while the middle class are being discarded to lower class. Income inequality in America today should be regulated …show more content…

The income inequality in the United States is equal to developed countries, but is the highest in taxes and is the most unequal when it comes to income inequality. The order that the government is choosing to tax the citizen is hurting the economy. The way the poor are being taxed isn’t matching up with their paychecks and neither is the tax given to the rich. “U.S. minimum wage and limited job opportunities for people without a college degree. He also notes disparities in educational attainment, especially for postsecondary education, that may have contributed to income inequality” (Karageorge). This showed as a problem for people and their income as people have hard times looking for work and staying …show more content…

Looking back at past happenings, we can understand that the U.S. is not doing so well and needs improvement juristically. People have to recognize that if we are going to repeat history, we need to take a step in the positive direction to put the circumstances to an end. The deficiencies in where and how the rich are being taxed need to be looked upon, to get these large corporations out of the political process. Income inequality in America today should be regulated to a below minimum rate, it is a terrible situation which is hurting society significantly and, if not treated correctly, can harm this country severely. Works Cited
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