Why isn't there more outrage in the USA over income inequality? Here are some answers generated by the class:
- Negative perception of the protesters (eg., "Occupy Wall Street)
- Aspiration to become upper class as opposed to resent those citizens
- A disproportionate influence (by the upper class) in the political arena (lobbying) and in the media
- Ever-increasing amounts of consumer and household debt helping to finance an American consumer lifestyle