wealth distribution, a social injustice
Is Wealth Distribution Today Just?
In current times we often observe that many members of our society receive less than other members regardless of whether they are no less deserving. In contrast, there are some who have ownership over assets and earn income that they may not be deserving of. The distributive balance is upset and wealth distribution today can thus be seen as a social injustice. This injustice that is becoming more noticeable as people start to become aware of the facts, as we can see through the start of the occupy wall street movements that, first started on wall street in America, have spread to other countries (one of which being Australia). As a consequence of how wealth is habitually distributed and the way in which governments are run, the wealthy continue to become wealthier while the poor in fact experience a reduction in their wealth, or at best maintain their low status. A number of different governmental and social structures exist in different countries respectively to ensure a just community, and people have many different views on what the best approach to distributing wealth is; however it seems that in all forms of idealisms that countries are run on a fair wealth distribution model is still yet to be truly attained.
A social democratic view enacted by the Australian government strives, like other forms of idealism, to promote equality. The Australian government, advocating social justice in light of human, civil and social rights, attempts to reduce economic disparity between what is known as the ruling class (the bourgeoisie) and the working class (the proletariat) first and foremost through a high tax rate. This allows the government to create and provide a welfare state, where the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens. In this way the government can give welfare checks to the unemployed and poverty stricken individuals and pay for vital social services
In current times we often observe that many members of our society receive less than other members regardless of whether they are no less deserving. In contrast, there are some who have ownership over assets and earn income that they may not be deserving of. The distributive balance is upset and wealth distribution today can thus be seen as a social injustice. This injustice that is becoming more noticeable as people start to become aware of the facts, as we can see through the start of the occupy wall street movements that, first started on wall street in America, have spread to other countries (one of which being Australia). As a consequence of how wealth is habitually distributed and the way in which governments are run, the wealthy continue to become wealthier while the poor in fact experience a reduction in their wealth, or at best maintain their low status. A number of different governmental and social structures exist in different countries respectively to ensure a just community, and people have many different views on what the best approach to distributing wealth is; however it seems that in all forms of idealisms that countries are run on a fair wealth distribution model is still yet to be truly attained.
A social democratic view enacted by the Australian government strives, like other forms of idealism, to promote equality. The Australian government, advocating social justice in light of human, civil and social rights, attempts to reduce economic disparity between what is known as the ruling class (the bourgeoisie) and the working class (the proletariat) first and foremost through a high tax rate. This allows the government to create and provide a welfare state, where the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens. In this way the government can give welfare checks to the unemployed and poverty stricken individuals and pay for vital social services
References: • http://www.tradingeconomics.com/australia/unemployment-rate • http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/post/11735654063/i-live-in-australia-my-student-loans-from-our • http://wearethe99percent.com/main/page_facts_wealth_concentration.html • http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/6523.0Main%20Features22009-10?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=6523.0&issue=2009-10&num&view&fb_source=message