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Why is it that the rich get richer and the poor stay poor?

The rich get richer and the poor stay poor is something that the common people say, but is it actually true? In certain extents yes it is true. Due to globalization and big companies getting richer and bigger they start to have more control over the lives of people. In some cases they can have huge influences in countries. In America for example a huge company Wal-Mart controls its suppliers and its employees. The employees work for Wal-mart and the employee’s wages are returned to Wal-mart. Wal-mart doesn’t provide good insurance as well. So these employees of Wal-mart stay poor while Wal-mart continues to grow and get bigger.  In America the top 1% own 50% of the wealth in America. To leave the other 50% to the 99% left. This disparity is astronomical in number.

One factor in why the rich get richer is because of a better education. Due to the fact that the rich can afford expensive schools with the best teachers, while the poor either don’t go to school or end up in schools which are not regarded as top quality. If companies are hiring then they would obviously pick the student that has graduated from the Top universities, and the poor people that graduated from sub-standard universities are left with unwanted jobs that are payed with lower wages.

Globalization features

Globalization:

Growing interdependence of countries 

Increasing volume of cross border transactions

Variety of cross-border transactions

increasing volume of international capital flow


wide spread diffusion of technology



a 'perfect' image that summarizes the definition as a whole

views of aid

1. Why have some countries donated more in aid to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan than others?

Some countries donate more than other countries because first of all they are most likely to have more money than other countries. 2nd allied nation would more likely to give more money than other nations not in the same ally. Lastly if countries have had a good relationship with a country for a long time and have a good business like trade then those countries will most likely donate more. 

2. How does the aid being sent to victims of Typhoon Haiyan represent the following:

altruism: We often see the bad in people most of the time, and in times of calamity we see the good in them. Most countries and organization even individuals are doing everything and anything they can to be able to provide aid to the victims of typhoon Haiyan that struck the Philippines just last week. We are given the information by our news stations that groups from different schools, celebrities, even the NBA is helping out. 

geopolitics: Aid from different countries can vary due to conflict that countries face. At this moment "The two countries are embroiled in a long-standing dispute over islands in the strategically vital South China Sea." It is said that if China does not donate to the Philippines then the image of their country will be affected negatively, however the fact that China only donated $100,000 to the Philippines is a bit offensive and it does not affect their image positively what so ever, in face it makes the country seem forced to donate to the Philippines. 

(http://ph.news.yahoo.com/china-help-typhoon-ravaged-philippines-despite-row-media-042146695.html) 

neo-colonialism? The amount of money given by different countries usually always have more of a purpose then what meets the eye. America and the Philippines have always had a good relationship aside from the American-Philippine war. Having the stereotype given to the american government i believe that they want more out of the Philippines, whether it be using the Philippines as a base for soldiers or as a stop over in case of a world war. 

Typhoon Haiyan (A.K.A Yolanda)

This signal number 4 typhoon ravaged the philippines november 8-9 in which 10,000 people have been declared dead and thousands misplaced and homeless. We could say that we were prepared for the coming typhoon but we did not expect the full capacity of the typhoons power. Even though news stations have reported on how strong the typhoon is our government weren't prepared. Storm surges swallowed the coastline whole and evacuation centers where children all drowned to death. Typhoon Haiyan is definitely one for the books, but knowing us Filipinos this event is something that we will put in the past and forget. It is hard to say how help with come with all the debris on the road however there will be a way.

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