Paul Krugman Confronting Inequality Summary

It is said in the article that "if we have excessive inequality, it's because our economic rules allow or encourage it.'' Blessington (2016). Rules must be changed in order for there to be a change in our economy suffering from income inequality. It is all about winners and losers, the winners are those born into money and the loser are those who work and are middle

Daniel Indiviglio the author of “The importance of College: A Self- Fulfilling Prophecy.” did see the importance of it. The author reveals that there is a huge demand for college graduates, and those who finish college have higher wages. “Even though college is expensive, the lifetime earning potential it provides results in its being worth the cost.” Since getting a college degree takes time and money and there is people who cannot afford getting a higher degree of education. Nonetheless going to college out weights not attending college. “As long as employers insist that a degree is necessary, it will continue to be,” so does this mean those who do not have a degree are less educated than those who do have a

University tuition fees have rapidly increased since the 1970’s with the market force of supply and demand being a critical component to the rise. Experts in the field of economics would argue that the major element behind the exceeding high-rise in tuition fees is the recent appeal of higher education, insinuating that universities are driven by market forces. Market forces are the factors that impact the price and accessibility of goods and services in a market. When a variable is in high-demand, this causes a rise in the variables worth, making it more profitable. Hence, market forces push the cost of university tuition fees up, knowing that the demand for education is soaring.

The choice of school saliently demonstrates that having high economic capital influences the quality of acquired knowledge on the education journey. Another study mentioned above on the group of doctorate degree recipients, proves that they rose up in the education aspect despite having low economic capital is only possible after they build up their economic capital through various means, e.g. institutional support, employment, loans (Castillo, 2014). Economic capital not only limits an individual’s accessibility to schools, the standard of cultural capital being refined into academic achievements is limited by recognition and appreciation in lower quality schools (Jæger, 2011). The lack of economic capital resulted in having low accessibility to education is equivalent for healthcare services.

Consistently the more people who get the opportunity to go to college, will result in an increase to the amount of new inventions. Does the rising price of college have an impact on innovative individuals? Some people might say that the solution to economic expansion consist in improving production. However the quality of inventors can expand through academic policies. Universities and colleges possess the action points and technologies originated by those who work for them.

This is shown through the quote "It is not about inequality and fairness but about the corrosive tendency of markets. Putting a price on the good things in life can corrupt them. That's because markets don't only allocate goods; they also express and promote certain attitudes toward the goods being exchanged. Paying kids to read books might get them to read more, but also teach them to regard reading as a chore rather than a source of intrinsic satisfaction. Auctioning seats in the freshman class to the highest bidders might raise revenue but also erode the integrity of the college and the value of its diploma," (Sandel 44).

The rest of society has to deal with the added pollution resulting from my production. In this case we will looking at the positive externality which is created by education and see if university education can be subsidized by taxpayers because of this externality. Another positive externality frequently associated with education is economic

By domestic affairs we mean education, taxes, energy, creativity, immigration, national debt, social issues, health care, unemployment, and security both national and social. Although all domestic affairs are most important to us the ones we need to focus on more are Education, National security, and Economy. The way we want to change education is to create a bill giving the underprivileged and motivated a chance to become who they want and what they want their stance to be in life. Such as a Bill that gives the underprivileged the same chance as those born with money. Making better scholarships and more financial aid depending on your financial status.

Is college worth the huge amount the people have to pay, is it worth the debt students incur, does it prepare more than a technical, but if college was free none of this would need to be a worry. College is a growing controversy here in America due to the growing need for college graduates in the workforce, but what about those left behind. College is seen as something people in America have to pay for but now it’s a requirement for any good paying job now, so why shouldn’t it be free; this question will be answered with these topics: is it worth the cost, is a technical degree something more affordable and reliable, does social status affect what kind of college education one can receive, does high school prepare people for college, is college

The general way of measuring income inequality is the Gini coefficient, which concludes the level of inequality in one number. According to Zagorski et al. (2013, 1105), income gap illustrates negative impacts on peoples’ overall subjective well-being and subjective financial quality of life. Consequently, the poor and rich division may lead to escalation of common problems, which ruin the social balance among people. This project will argue the outcomes of income inequality on social cohesion and discuss its some specific damaging consequences, such as violence crime, alcohol, drug and cigarette addiction and social mobility.

The meaning of the Pell grant is to help economically disadvantaged students received a higher education by reducing the burden of the tuition and fee costs, and thereby, increase college participation. However, these good intentions of the Pell grant have caused one profound and unplanned consequence; which is the contribution to growing tuition cost for public and private colleges and universities. Supply and demand are the basic concepts of economics, so it’s no surprise that the increasing demand for higher education brought on by the Pell grant will have the consequence of rising tuition. More importantly, though, when Pell grants are used to pay for college, students are not as concerned with the cost as they would be if they were paying from their own pocket. As a result, the law of demand

Through the use of statistics and contrasting features, Keith Ellison argues that college tuition should be free and accessible to all. Logically, Ellison utilizes statistics to convince the audience by eliminating the student loan debt would significantly help many low-income graduates. Along with statistics, Ellison presents contrasting features to persuade the audience that building a truly affordable higher education system is an investment that would pay off economically. In contrast to education, the nation spends billions of dollars on the gas and oil industry. Ellison argues the money should be going towards education, so we can afford to pay for higher public education.

I agree with this article. For-profit colleges help people in their education in a lot of different ways. However, many people earn a degree to get a job. If the debt that they procure while doing so is more money than that which the degree can help pay off, that degree will have lost its meaning. Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus support this argument in their article “Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission?” when they criticize colleges for not focusing on the right priorities to aid undergraduate learning.

Humanity needs to change before all information is censored. In “College at Risk,” Andrew Delbanco discusses liberal learning and the “whole person” that may not be developed in college due to a lack of income. Liberal learning develops the “whole person” by teaching the basic ethics and morals a person should have. Anne Applebaum presents examples of censorship in her essay, “The Decline of American Press Freedom.” She uses China and Yale to make the point that differing forms of censorship are doing more harm than good. In the formal essay “Making it in America,” Adam Davidson brings up what other people tend to ignore.

Many people are talking about the possible downfalls of these schools, The Policy Director of Education Sector Kevin Carey, in his commentary “Why do you think there called For-Profit Colleges?” published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 25, 2010,addresses the topic of for profit colleges, students loans and higher education and argues that for profit schools are necessary despite the “shady” things and financial dangers going on because they fill a void left by traditional institutions, and they are to stay. He supports his claim by first calling attention to the negative parts of these universities, then the positive perspectives. He eventually infers there are perils included with the for-benefit. Carey’s purpose is to educate