In today's world of hi-tech computers, video cameras, and television, the government, along with any other agency with the right amount of money, can look through anyone's personal records without much difficulty. Grocery stores that give out "savings" cards to their customers compile databases of addresses, social security numbers, and shopping habits. By giving out one's telephone number, the person is also giving out his or her address and neighborhood, which leads to information on annual income and who the person lives with. With this information, put together in the right way, criminals can seek out from our community, the elderly, the single, and the sick as possib

With new technology available to the world today, poverty should have been eliminated by this point. But the higher class (wealthier) of society desires to stay in their position. For this reason, the upper class does not let the lower class know the possibillities that are open to them. "in short, a hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance" (Veale). Most of the actual work done by the upper class is to assure their standing by pushing the poverty-stricken down even further. Politicians of certain parties know they can count on votes from specific poor ethnic minorities. They pass lows to keep others out of wealth. For example, taxes are kept high, even though it is not necessary in this time of a balanced budget. As stated by Robert Samuelson in his January 5, 1999 column for the Washington Post, Washington ("What I mean by Washington is the political community -- the 'inside the Beltway crowd' or ' governing class.'") has lost its connection with the rest of the nation. The politicians are focused more on pe

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)