The people of the United States have always worked toward the ultimate goal of full equality. This ideal is preached to us every day in every way. We have even fought wars over it. So how is equality faring in 2011? Well that depends on who you are. The top 1% of the richest Americans at present have 90% of the wealth. I think this is not equal or fair.
I have been thinking a lot about equality and fairness lately. Is it equal that there are thousands of plush resorts around our country that many of us will never get to see except on a television screen? Is it fair that our tax monies go to the peoples of Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands when they pay nothing in? Many will say that you get what you work for. These are the same people that make idols out of Paris Hilton and the Saudi Crown Prince. Think about it. There are people born in this country that never hit a lick, and not only have everything, but are looked up to for having it.
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