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Ms.Gardner
HonEnglish10
28October2014
TyrantofInequality

Haveyoueverbeendeniedofbuyingacertainobject,unabletoattendacertain

event,ortraveltoalocationthatyouinspiredtogotobecauseyoudidnthaveenoughmoney?
Youmightnotthinkmuchofit,butwhatifthestandardsareraised?Whatifyouareunableto
attendeventsthatcanbenefityou,andothers,ormaybebeunabletoattend,forexample,the
collegeyouveslavedoverforduetofinancialtroubleathome.Themiddle/workingclassis
struggling,separated,andslavesinarepeatingcycle.Theproblemisunequalchanceswithinour
economicclassesofbeingabletoattend,participate,orexperiencecertainprivilegesdueto
financialincome.
Youmightthinkthatthisideaisfarfetchedforyou,itsobviouslynoMacbeth,butthe
realityisthatthisisarecurringproblemthroughoutourentirelives,andcanbefoundallover
theworld.Overtimetheinequalityofthiseconomywillincrease,possiblyeffectingyou,a
familymember,orevenafriend,andwillbecomeamorecommonsituationuntilweareableto
fixthisepidemic.Itwillbeadawntoanewmoon.TodayIwouldliketotalkaboutthe
importanceofequalchanceswithinouramericansoil,ideasthatareabletoputthistyrannytoan
end,andthepossibleoutcomesofthisgoalifachieved.
Theeffectofallowingthistyrannytocontinueon.In2010,apollwastakenindicating
that400outof1000peopleheldmorewealththanthantheleading600.Alsowiththeindication

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thatthemiddle/workingclassisactuallylosingmoneyovertimefoundedby(Hugdaily.org).
Accordingto(PewReseach.com),Privilegeswillbeaddedtothosewhocanaffordit.Already,
forexampletherehavebeenmanycaseswhereourowngovernmenthassidedwiththewealthier
class,givingthemanunfairadvantageoverthosewhomightbestrugglingtomakeendsmeet.
Inequalitywithinourcountrywilllessenthechances,youwillhaveforsuccess.Forexample,the
possibilityofnothavingthefinancialsupporttoattendcollege,expandyourbusiness,orexpress
yourtalents,willincreasewithtimegivingthosewiththeextrabucksanotherunfairadvantage.
Solutionstothisdreadfultyranny.Accordingto(PBS.com),onesolutionmightbeifthe
payforminimumwageisincreased.Moremoneycirculationwithinthemiddle/workingclass
opensupmoreopportunitiesforeducation,colleges,andprivilegesthatcouldn'thavebeen
experiencedbefore.
Anothersolutionthatcanhelpthedecreaseofunequalincomeisthecreationofnewjobsin
ordertohelpthecirculationofmoney.Notonlywillthishelpspreadoutmoney,butasaplus
thiswillfurtherdecreasetheunemploymentlinewithinourcountry.Alsoletslowersimpletax
payuponthemiddle/workingclass.Ifthisisdone,abitmoremoneywillbeheldonbythese
classes,allowingthemtoreceivemorebeneficialopportunities,andexperiencerightsthese
classeshaveneverhadachancetobefore.
Thesesolutions:however,wouldbeimpossiblewithoutthehelpofyou.Thecitizensof
theUnitedStates,itisbyyouractionsofprotest,petitions,andcomplaintthisgoalwillbe
achieved.Itwillbethehardestachievementitwillbethegreatesttriumph.Fellowclassmates,
yourhelpmightnotbeabletosignapetitionbutbyspreadingthemessage,thisachievement

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willbemet.SoIaskyouwillyoujointhistriumphovertyranny?Join,notforthebenefitofyour
ownbeing,butforthebenefitofourcountryasawhole.
Youmightbethinking,whyshouldIcareaboutequalchanceswhenitcomestoother
peoplesmoney,butuntilyouvefelttheopportunitiesslipawayfromyou,untilyoufeltthe
struggleoffinanciallysurvivingeachday,untilyouveseenothersgaincertainprivilegeswhile
youarebeingheldback,untilyouvefelttheinjusticeofunequalchances,orunequalincome,
thenyouyouhavenoreasontosaythatyoucanthelpthoseinneed.Aneconomicburdenhas
beenlifted.
Inconclusion,thistyrannyofanunequalfinancialchancesandincomecouldcometoan
end,butonlywithyourhelpbyspreadingtheword,andfightingforthiscauseinordertohavea
muchmoresuccessfulfuture.Nomorefinancialburden,nomoremissedopportunities,nothing
butequalchanceswithnothingstandinginyourway.AwaytobenefitthecitizensoftheUnited
States.Thankyouforlistening.

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