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2.4 Discussion

2.4 Discussion

Q This week we will be analyzing economic inequality. Economic inequality impacts every aspect of social life. From housing, to food, to health, to education, and beyond. In this discussion, your task is to identify a social problem related to economic inequality in your city of choice and do some research to find out who is working to address the problem.

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1. The city that I have chosen is the New York City. When it comes to economic inequality, the New York has the highest of it. The income gap in New York is way too much. “The highest tier makes 44.4 times as much as the rest. Average annual income of New Yorkers in the 1% is $2.2 million, compared to about $50,000 per year in the lower brackets” (Sheridan, 2020). Moreover, the 1 % accumulates most of the share if the annual income.