The Gap Between Rich and Poor - Molly Liebeskind

Within the Gospel of Wealth Carnegie highlights the inevitable gap between the rich and the poor. He explains that do to the advancements that have come with the growing seperation, it would be imposible, even consequential, to alter the path the country is on. According to Carnegie, "The contrast between the palace of a millinaire and the cottage of the laborer with us today measures the change which has come with civilization" (151). In this statement Carnegie explains that the progress of America depends on the continual and inevitable contrast between wealth and poverty. Without the seperation of rich and poor people, progress would hault and the country would not be able to prosper. Carnegie argues that as the country continues to develop, the gap betweent the rich and the poor will continue to grow.
Although I would love to see the economic gap between the rich and the poor decrease, I agree with Carnegie that it would be impossible to equalize spread of money within the country. This is because those who have money are greedy and have more than likely done enough work in their lives that they believe they deserve the money and therefore are not likely to give to poorer people. Additionally it is difficult for people who dont have a lot of money to get a proper educatoin and a good job and therefore it is too dificult for them to move into the middle or upper class.