Unfair Distribution of Wealth

In today’s world, many people are in debt. Many others are dirt poor, some through no fault of their own. Yet there are those who whether through hard work, sheer luck, or questionable means are too rich. The distribution of wealth in today’s world is very unfair, so much so that it makes one long for Communist times. If you grew up in Eastern Europe, you most likely originate from a poor nation and did not have much. However, the basic necessities of health care and education were fairly distributed among the population.

Most of us have learned about the proletariat and the bourgeoisie in school, and even if we haven’t learned in school we have learned it in life. The unfairness in the way that wealth is distributed does not pertain only to the lazy individuals who don’t want to earn their living and want everything given to them. What I am speaking of, concerns those who are willing to work hard and who do but who don’t earn enough. A person shouldn’t have to work only to pay bills and buy food. Other basics such as healthcare should also be provided and taken care of by the government. Yes, the government. I’m not suggesting a plunge into Communism, but something between Socialism and Capitalism would make for the ideal society.

It is hard to watch people suffer for lack of money. Harder still, knowing that there isn’t much you can do about it. Perhaps the hardest thing of all is to watch people who have too much money and who are too greedy with it. Certainly, it is their business what they do with their money, but rich people often have stepped on those less able in order to be as rich as they are.

There are people all over the world who don’t have enough money to buy food, while others have money to spend on vacations that they probably don’t need every month. I think the world would be a better place if more job opportunities could be given to the poor and the rich should have to assist with this. Also, I think that the government should have some type of responsibility in providing jobs and health care for individuals who need them.