In a country with arguably
the richest humans, Charles Kenny makes the argument that this make poverty in
turn, inevitable. The U.S. unemployment rate is 7.6 percent, which is seemly
lower than that of the national average (6 percent). How can we change this?
Kenny suggests that we create an environment with self-employed jobs, like
farming, are more prevalent.
In supporting his synthesis,
Kenny uses comparison to the two countries, India and Pakistan. Kenny tells how
in these countries, more families are able to be more self-sufficient in the
job market. In turn, unemployment rate is less than 5 percent. Kenny uses logos
in his argument to describe the tradeoffs of this difference in economy. For
instance, he states "Survey evidence suggests that being in the bottom
fifth of India’s income distribution means your children have around a 12
percent chance of dying before their fifth birthday, compared with a
countrywide average of closer to 8 percent." By using statistics and giving
information on how other countries improve in this specific area, the readers
are able to have a better understanding on this complex subject.
I think Kenny makes a valid
argument, although I notice that he does not cite any of his sources. Perhaps
this is because he is a senior fellow at the Center of the Global Development,
therefore does not see it necessary here. He also contradicts himself
when comparing our economy to that of developing nations, and it seemed to
weaken his stance and credibility. I would be curious to read more from this
author.
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