Unfair, Caused By Morals? It's Government

 

The article written by Paul Krugman, who joined the New York Times in 1999, try to tell people in the U.S about the truth of Unfairness in the society now. Many people always yelled at their rotten deal because of their small salary. This article try to warn people that problem was obviously caused by Money, not Morals. From my point of view, the U.S. is facing the problem that less-educated men and traditional families could not receive the equal treatment like other Americans because they don't have enough money taking care of it.

First of all, the author said that lately inequality has re-entered the national conversation. That seems like government are taking care of what's going on in the society. But Government tells to public that this is caused by morals. They claims that problem is the collapse of working-class family values, which is somehow the fault of liberals. I, so as the author, strongly disagree with their statement. The government did not do any exact things but just saying “Hey, that's your faults, not me”. But how you can be sure of that. Based on Charles Murray's book, from 1960 to 2010, a men with a high-school education or less than that becomes harder and harder to get a job. Did they really change their sense of worth a lot or even completely opposite during these 50 years? I can't believe that.

What's more, Author also provided that data about some indicators of social dysfunction have improved. That means the social moral are getting better. But family claims that they still hardly afford themselves. The government had pulled out lots of the raised of salary in each family. But that just because of the women work more than before. There is no direct relationship between this and low education people. I believe that the big amount of lower-education working men, who hardly finding jobs with decent wages and good benefits, would be the major factor of social unrest

In conclusion, I suggest American should reject the attempt to divert the national conversation away from soaring inequality toward the alleged moral failings of those Americans being left behind. We have to see the problem behind and require the government to take responsibility.

Krugman, Paul. “Money and Morals.” Editorial. New York Times. Times company, 9 Feb. 2012. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.

<http://www.nytimes.com/​2012/​02/​10/​opinion/​krugman-money-and-morals.html?ref=ethics>.