Class apart!
One thing I love here in the US is the fact that everyone regardless of their profession is treated equal and everyone can afford simple luxuries. I am not saying it’s a perfect country. But it is much better than many developing countries.
That is not the same case back home in India. There is a huge gap between the middle class and lower class. That gap seems to be increasing in this free economy because the middle class keeps moving higher and higher and the lower class still remains the same.
In India People are graded depending on how much they earn. Even within the same profession there could be discontent among people based on what kind of work they do.So when that happens this gap becomes even more transparent in the society.
In fact I was reading an article about the US economy where an analyst claimed that the gap between the middle class and lower class is widening here.
I was thinking that analyst probably hasn't been to some developing countries.
2 comments:
I beg to differ. For one thing, the lower class people in India or any other country for that matter are not miles apart from the counter part. They can make it too, it may take two generations of hard work. It is possible. The analyst is right about the widening gap, where not many would like to work or they gave up.
What you are observing is the average living standard in India is poor than that of US. Hence the disparity. Which again can be resolved in just two generations. The change is already happening.
I am not suggesting that a change is not possible. I am suggesting that the gap is widening.
Unless there is a radical change in the way our system works, we are going to continue to struggle like we do now.
I like your optimism and that is what our country needs.
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