Third Post

Unfortunately, because I am not in the working class as of yet, I do no have to worry about paying taxes other than fishing out a few extra dimes when I'm paying for Starbucks. Although this doesn't affect me directly, my everyday life as an average teenager is shaped by the decisions of people around me who have a tighter grip on society. These are the elites, the most influential politically, socially, and economically. On the social ladder, these people are at the top. Because of their success and wealth, they are more important to the government than someone of my middle-class upbringing. What do they do that makes their contributions to society more meaningful than mine? Why do they get more tax breaks? The liberal people of America want to bridge the gap between social classes, but that kind of equality can't exist in this society. Americans thrive on the competition to be a step higher than the other, and we glamorize celebrities for doing what, going to parties and getting million dollar pay checks? So much time is wasted on what isn't really important. If we as a people spent less time blaming others for our problems instead of solving them ourselves, our lives might be a little bit brighter because we are investing energy into something worthwhile.