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Robert Reich Why The Rich Are Getting Richer

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Do you ever wonder why you’re in the economic state or position you’re in? Or maybe you think you’re doing better than you are? Well here’s what author Robert Reich’s input is on the economic standings of society. In Reich’s “Why the Rich Are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer” is categorized into three sections: the routine producers, the in-person servers, and the symbolic analysts. Through-out Reich’s read he used the metaphor of boats in the ocean, in order of sinking, sinking but more slowly, and staying afloat. The first of the boat out of the three categories is the routine producers. Reich states that “The boat containing routine producers is sinking rapidly”. (para. 3). The majority of the producer jobs revolve around industrial jobs; to be more specific the lower-wage industrial jobs. The main point that Reich’s makes about the producers is the reason their boat is sinking rapidly is because of the constant change in labor force; as well as, industries always looking for a more efficient and cheaper route. Through-out the piece he keys on reasons why the routine production jobs are becoming less and less such as: …show more content…

As well, the boat may never sink due to the vast majority of jobs that fall in this boat. In person servers is the largest of the three boats, because it not only has to accommodate for the persons already in this boat, but the competition for the people coming from the producer class trying to find better alternatives in the servers class. Although there is already quite a bit of competition for server jobs Reich says that “Perhaps the fiercest competition that in-person servers face comes from labor-saving machinery”. (para.22). With technology advancements pushing against servers, the result will leave the baby-boomer generation struggling to get by, while the new generations learn and grow with the technology

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