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I'd reduce success to how good or bad is the Income Disparity. Less disparity is brought about by higher taxation. What is done with the money then determines (more of less) the totality of "fairness" in an economy. Presuming it is spent wisely - and dumping it mostly into the DoD is NOT WISE.



As shown above the Income Disparity of America is amongst the worst of developed economies. Which means what? Too few are getting too much of the economic-pie. Higher taxation will fix that problem to the extent that the funds are employed in educating our youth and keeping healthcare available to all who need it.

These two factors alone are very apt to produce a healthy and smart population.

So, what's to be done? It wont be easy. Seeking higher taxation simply prompts the rich to buy more TV-propaganda to show Americans that such "aint necessarily so". When the econ-data show clearly that it is "so".

What is needed is a change in mentality that starts very early in school were values are inculcated. And the money-value is given its due attention. That is, yes, we all work to make an income - which is fine.

But kids must learn at an early age that making money is not the key-precept of life on earth. Living together in economic harmony based upon fairness is far more important.

And the lack-of-harmony as being shown in American cities across the nation nowadays is indicative of a genuine malaise of the American population that has been triggered by income-disparity. (Especially amongst the lower-classes of mixed colours.)

MY ANSWER

Is damn simple:
*We must invest heavily in primary/secondary/tertiary education such that our children get as far as their personal means and abilities will take them on the income-scale.
*We, as a nation, began exiting the Industrial Age in the 1990s. Today, barely
12% of the workforce is employed in "industry". The far greater portion is in Services. We must focus on that part of the economy to assure job-fairness, which requires a much higher learning level. (And we must assure that all students can apply and obtain the level of education that they desire - free, gratis and for nothing!)

We must enhance education as the key-development factor of the human being. And do so such that all have the opportunity to pursue the education that they merit. Of course, if they don't want one then they will rob-themselves of the sole-quality that will surely enhance their lives.

I suspect that most children will avail themselves of the opportunity to advance themselves as far as possible. Our educational system must assist them in achieving the highest educational level that is possible for each student - and without financial barriers.

PS: Also, free education must also be made available to those who are presently beyond schooling but would like to go back and further their studies.

 

I believe it was Thoreau who said extraneous wealth can buy extraneities only.
I couldn’t care less about how wealthy others are and to care would be to demonstrate how petty I would be in that caring.
If one has the ability to feed and shelter oneself and their family properly is all I care about.
To fixate on what others have Is simple jealousy and that may be the most base of human emotions and should never be encouraged!

 

And this means one helluva-lotta people. Nonetheless, it MUST be done if they wish to exit from absolute poverty.

At present, about 14% of Americans live below the poverty-threshold level. (Which is typically about $25K in annual income for a family of four.) It is also highly unlikely that this 33 million of fellow Americans will ever exit the threshold level. They will live and die there.

And the essential reason they are there is not "bad luck" or "that's the way the cookie crumbles"! The reason is quite simply that they do not have the educational qualifications to exit poverty!

Meaning our national education is failing at its prime duty. That is, educate people so that they can earn a decent living.

The problem, I suggest, is even larger. It is one of "attitude". Far too many think that they deserve to be there because they never made an effort not to be there. Which demonstrates crass ignorance of the facts. They are there because their schooling-system did not give-a-damn whether they graduated or not.

That failure can only be resolved at a national-level with government financing that helps states to develop and people a primary, secondary and tertiary level education for all who want one. And why can't we have that?

Moreover, there must exist a discipline organized to help and motivate the kids to obtain that precious degree that can propel them onwards to a post-secondary education!

Because the financing is not there where it is necessary. And why not?

Because the financing should come from not only the state's abilities to deliver the educational program but also the the national Discretionary Budget. You know, the one that looks like this. Look at the flimsy amount of national-financing that goes to education.

Where is all the BigMoney going? To the DoD. And for what? (In part, to offer a post-secondary degree funding if you survive!)

We've got our educational priority-spending all wrong, all wrong, all wrong ...

 

Simplistic reasoning. What you mention are the basics. People should be able to aspire to and gain much, much more and live far better lives.

A country is as good as the general level to which its people are educated. We are failing badly that rule in the US.

THAT is the reason why we cannot diminish the number of Americans living below the Poverty Threshold.

And your reasoning aptly shows how ineffective education has been in America for at least the past 70 years ...

 

I wasn't "trying" to do anything. I did what I did, and that's all that I did. LOL. You're the one saying that Covid19 and rioting are related. I hadn't even thought of it. But you might be exactly right!

Thanks so much.