ECONOMY
Pableto Pinnock #21942320
January 1, 2014
Introduction to Sociology 125
Essay 1 25087800

When the U.S economy collapsed. Millions of people lost their homes, jobs, retirement savings and their faith in the American dream. What we gained was a very clear view of the vest and growing divide between the rich and the rest of us. Can a family survive on minimum wage income is yes. Based on” unless congress raises the federal minimum wage. Economy security for workers in low-wage jobs the fastest-growing sector will disappear. It is incumbent on members of congress to raise the federal minimum wage and index it to inflation, putting more money into the pockets of ordinary Americans to boost our economy and aid a real, long-term recovery. People who work for a living should be able to make a living from their work. Low-wage workers should not have to scrap by. While many of the companies they work for are making thousand if not millions of dollars. The federal minimum wage hasn’t kept up with inflation. If it has been, low-wage workers or family would be able to survive on minimum wage income. However is stratification necessary and positive in America?
Society has developed the concept of social class to categorized people into different groups based on economic, political, and socio-economic status. This system of social stratification contributes to the difficulties that the middle and lower classes have to experience in order to succeed in the United States. America is a place where all people are supposed to be equal, but social class has created divisions in our society. Unfortunately social class has become the backbone of American society, where being upper-class gives people an advantage and a controlling position in the United States. In order for some people to feel secure and happy, they feel that they need to move up in the socio-economic