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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       Subjects     Income distribution -- United States -- Juvenile literature.     Equal pay for equal work -- United States -- Juvenile literature.     Discrimination in employment -- United States -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog       by title:      The wealth gap / Sus...         MARC Display

The wealth gap / Susan Henneberg, book editor. New York, NY : Greenhaven Publishing, 2017. Subjects Income distribution -- United States -- Juvenile literature.   Equal pay for equal work -- United States -- Juvenile literature.   Discrimination in employment -- United States -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781534500341 (paperback) : 1534500340 (paperback) 9781534500242 (library binding) : 1534500243 (library binding) Series:  Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) Description:  213 pages ; 24 cm. Edition:  First edition. Contents:  The importance of opposing viewpoints -- Introduciton -- Chapter 1: Is America's wealth gap a problem? -- 1. The middle class is shrinking / Richard Fry and Rakesh Kochhar -- 2. The wealth gap reaches record high / Richard Fry and Rakesh Kochhar -- 3. Income inequality is not the problem / Thomas A. Garrett -- 4. US ranks last in income inequality / Salvatore Babones -- 5. Income inequality has harmed the 99 percent / Mary E. Northridge -- 6. Powerful market shifts are to blame for income inequality / OpenStax CNX -- Chapter 2: Is the American dream attainable? -- 1. The American dream has ended / Niall Ferguson -- 2. Income inequality perpetuates lower social mobility / Miles Corak -- 3. Downward mobility is the new normal / Mechele Dickerson -- 4. The American dream isn't always a dream / Ronald A. Wirtz -- 5. The middle class is gone / Edward McClelland -- -- Chapter 3: How can the wealth gap be addressed? -- 1. Government should narrow the wealth gap / Bernie Sanders -- 2. Tax the rich to invest in the poor / Gary Becker and Richard Posner -- 3. Higher taxes on the rich won't reduce income inequality / Doug Mataconis -- 4. Redistribution is the answer / David Lipton -- 5. A universal basic income would change the economy / Scott Santens -- 6. Reducing the wealth gap will benefit our institutions / Gerald D. Jaynes -- -- Chapter 4: Does America's wealth gap harm society? -- 1. Income inequality is difficult to reverse / Christina Pazzanese -- 2. A wealth gap creates political division / Christos Makridis -- 3. The wealth gap diminishes opportunity / Lawrence Mishel -- 4. Inequality's disadvantages outweigh its advantages / Nicholas Birdsong -- 5. Capitalism causes a wealth gap / Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer -- 6. America benefits from income inequality / Jennifer Larino -- Periodical and internet sources for bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact. Requests:  0 Summary:  A collection of essays presenting opposing viewpoints on the problems of income inequality in the United States, and the various social issues that affect it. Audience:  Grade 9 to 12.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Copy Status   Hawaii State Library YA -- Nonfiction 339.22097 We   Checked In Add Copy to MyList McCully-Moiliili Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 339.22097 We pbk Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pearl City Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 339.22097 We   Checked In Add Copy to MyList Nanakuli Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 339.22097 We   Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waipahu Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 339.22097 We   Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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