Let's take a second to discuss the terrible wealth gap between the rich and the poor in American (Yes, American) capitalism. This is a topic which never ceases to dishearten me. By dishearten, I mean that this upsets me so much that I start to lose the sliver hope that I have for my generation entirely.
If you weren't aware, the U.S. has been dealing with a terrible wealth gap between the upper 1% of the American population and the lower 99% of the American population. "The richest 1% of Americans control a third of the country's total wealth." (http://money.howstuffworks.com/one-percent-control-third-of-wealth.htm) How is this allowed? Why does this happen? This happens because in capitalism, the rich are made to keep getting richer, while the poor continue to get poorer and poorer. Because the government is not really allowed (although there are exceptions) to intervene in big business, it continues to grow and grow. It has been left unchecked for so long that now the upper 1% control a third of the country's wealth. Wow. Crazy, isn't it? What does this mean for my generation and the generations to come?To me, this says that no matter how hard I work in my life, I can never become wealthy. My generation will work and work and never get the compensation that we deserve for our honest labor. This also means that the more that people start to realize this, the higher things such as crime rates will become. That is not a good thing.
In the GIF above, Donald is wealthy and Daisy begs him on her knees to pay attention to him. When Donald throws a coin down at her and pays her no attention, Daisy begins to cry. Who knows what happens after Daisy stops feeling sorry for herself and decides to get back at Donald? I do.
REVOLUTION.
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