The article talks about how inequality has increased over the years and is steadily increasing. In the first article, the writer pretty much breaks down how this is possible. Or in other words the author breaks down why this might have occurred. I agree that the United States favor the wealthy. The writer went into depth on a study how the society favors the wealthy over the poor. I think this is so true. It is not fair that some people don’t have to pay certain wages like others may have to. Like the writer stated from the professor, “He defines “income” as pre-tax cash market income — wages and salaries; dividends, interest, rent and other returns on invested capital; business profits; and realized capital gains.” I must say that I agree with the professor’s statement. This statement means that even though we get paid for our work, we are still paying for our work, if that makes any sense. I wish he would have explained his statement a little more. Over all, I think the writer did a pretty good job on explaining his point on inequality and society. In the second article, the writer states somewhat the same thing about how there is inequality with income in society. Article two has a little more explanation on how the government shows more favor to those that have money than those who don’t. Not only does it talk about rich versus poor, the article talks about how a person’s race can determine their wages. In other words, a person who is black income may be lower than a white person’s income. Although, I don’t agree with this all the way, but in some aspects the writer’s statement is true. I do believe that sometimes a person may make more than another person because of their race. However, this is not always true. I don’t believe that all of society works like this. The writer gives good examples on how inequality takes place in today’s society. Although there