Cutting Class Essay -- American Society

In his rise Race Over Orlando Patterson spoke of a shift in the underclass(prenominal) that will include more whites or European Americans if one wants to usage the politically correct vernacular. He wrote of the middle class exodus to gated communities or rebuilt inner cities and an intermingling of the races (Patterson). I believe this to be true not yet in the northeast but all over the country ascribable to shrinkage of the middle class. The decimation of the once prosperous backbone of American society cannot be blamed on any one element. I do believe that the contributing factors are corporate Americas trust of union busting, a poorly educated younger generation and ensuing inadequately skilled prepareforce, and the real estate housing bubble and attendant foreclosure scam that followed.Ever have those Stella Doro cookies or biscotti at your grannies house? Not bad for a store-bought cookie or pastry. Thats because since 1930 they were made by a family own logical a rgument that compensable people a living wage. The workers at Stella were union members. They had benefits, paid vacations, sick days, all the great things you dont have if you work at Wal-Mart or Sears, Kmart, most restaurants. These people knew other very soundly since some of them worked together for thirty years. Most of them were immigrant women from Latin America, with some from Italy, Greece, and Africa. The family that owned the business sold the company to the Nabisco/Kraft corporation (yes Tom Bradys boss) for 100 million who then sold it to Brynwood Corp. fourteen years afterward for 17.5 million. Brynwood is known for buying companies, gutting them to make them look profitable, and then reselling them for a markup. When it came clock to renegotiate the workers union contr... ...Arnold, Chris. Freddie Mac Bets Against American Homeowners. http//www.propublica.org/article/freddy-mac-mortgage-eisinger-arnold30th Jan. 2012. seventh April 2012.Dwyer, Liz. Detroit High Sc hools Teach How To Work at Walmart. www.good.is.http//www.good.is/post/detroit-high-schools-teach-how-to-work-at-walmart/12th Feb. 2010. seventh April 2012.Fulton, Edithe A. The Wal-Martization of Education. www.blackcommentator.comhttp//www.blackcommentator.com/75/75_walmart_njea.html29th Jan.2004. 7th April 2012.NYC Educator. The Wal-Martization of Education. nyceducator.comhttp//nyceducator.com/2007/12/walmartization-of-education.html3rd Dec. 2007. 7th April 2012.Toppo, Greg. How shrub education law has changed our schools. www.usatoday.comhttp//www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-01-07-no-child_x.htm8th Jan. 2007. 7th April 2012.