Essay - An Ideal Society Every Person Has Thought, at Least Once...

An Ideal Society

Every person has thought, at least once in their life, that it would be nice if there were no disease, ***** crime, no poverty, and/or for some other improvement in the Human condition. Since everyone ***** dreamed of a better world, it is f*****ir to say ***** Humanity has a common dream. While ***** two humans are exactly the same, we are all of one race, the human race, and ***** ***** share ***** experience of life in an essentially identical carbon-based ********** structure. We all work for continuing survival while in this structure, and hope for a happy, safe, ***** good life for ourselves and for our loved *****s. Therefore, everyone ***** a common desire for the best ***** attainable."

Economic Equality

Extreme gaps exist between the rich and the poor around the globe and, in particular, ***** the United States. Reports of the corporate earnings of executives and ***** recent corporate accounting scandals have called for social reform even among political moderates and ***** conservatives.

The question is this: how do we equalize incomes in a society, at least ***** some degree, without instituting a communist or *****ist st*****te?

First, we should focus on redistributing wealth ***** opp*****tunity at the point where it matters - at the stage where people are young and can take full advantage of opportunities. In other words, a *****'s children should be guaranteed a first-rate education, a lack of poverty, and an abundance of necessities such as shelter and health insurance. These strategies are the building blocks for income generation and a redistribution ***** we*****lth that relies on the individual taking ***** of his or her *****, rather than literal redistribution of money by the government.

Second, the minimum social wage must ***** increased to a high enough level that everyone can live comfortably. There will always be people in society that will be unable or unwilling - for whatever reason ***** to ***** at ***** highest paying jobs. In such cases, it makes little sense to have people working night and day at back-breaking work for $5.50 an hour. At ***** wage, they ***** scarcely ***** c***** ***** themselves or their family, and ***** face a future of little opportunity. Moreover, with such dim prospects, citizens might instead opt for unemployment or a life of crime. Therefore, the ***** w*****ge must ***** set ***** a level th*****t keeps pace with the cost ***** living ***** allows citizens to live at ***** a lower middle-class lifestyle.

Roles of Women and Men in ***** Family

The roles ***** women and men ***** the family have changed relatively significantly in the last century. Yet we still ***** a long way to go before we achieve equality ***** the sexes with***** the family.

For wo***** to achieve true equality within the *****, ********** ***** be accorded the same autonomy and respect as men.

Unfortunately, ********** are usually stereotyped as the "caretakers" within the family, ***** men are ***** and large thought of as