Redistribution Of Wealth In America

There is more than enough money in our county for everyone to have an enough food, housing, education and health care. Then why is there hungry people, homeless people, educational inequality and higher rates of disease for those living in poverty? There is no question that the income inequality is the issue in America. This inequality is continuing to make the wealthy wealthier and those living in poverty trapped in a vicious cycle. Clearly, the redistribution of wealth would be beneficial in our society as a whole. Imagine if each child in America had equal life chances, then the county as a whole would benefit for generations to come.
The question is not whether or not something need to be done rather how we as a society can create equal life chances for all of Americans children. In my opinion, redistribution of wealth is a great place to start. The tax system of our country unfairly benefits the top “1%”. The first thing that needs to be done is we should restructure the tax system to become a progressive tax system that benefits those in poverty while not hurting the wealthy.
The majority that controls the resources continues to have the power and with that power they do not chose equality.
The functionalist theory is somewhat flawed when trying to understand economic inequality. This theory implies that if there are social problems such as poverty then the poverty must be valuable to the function of the society. I disagree with this theory on the basis that our society could exist without children going to bed