Hey Check This Out! Global Financial Inequalities

Justin Patera
Mr. Roddy
GPHC
10/27/19
Financial Ranking
I think I would be a 5 based off of my family… not that that really matters. Did I realize that our global wealth was this unequal? Not nec necessarily but am I surprised? Not in the least. Buffett is right, our economies seem to be extremely good at rewarding those on top which is continuing to put those on the lower levels in worse and worse situations. Having said that, it’s great that people like him, Bill Gates and Zuccerborg have pledged a large sum of money to help those in lower brackets per say but I also find that kind of odd. They have so much money and it’s great that someone like Zuccerborg is giving away such a large amount but I’m not sure how many of the other people in that category of 9 or 10 would be willing to do the same. Our priority, especially now a days, seems to be pretty consistent with us, us, us. Sure these few people donate and provide to the poor however, there are so many others of whom I'm sure would be quite content with keeping the sum of money they have created. It is so unfair that so many have so much when others have so little regardless of how much those on top strive to help those below they will always have more and quite frankly, I don’t think they will ever be able to do enough to help those below. I feel as though there is too much greed in our collective societies to ever be able to resolve this issue regardless of whoever attempts to address the issue. Granted, I could be wrong...

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