Week Eight - Why We Should Care About Global Inequality

Global inequality, we think, may not affect us personally but it does.


Where each country falls on the global scale all depends on who has the power and the money. The countries with less power money emit less pollution but might produce more brilliant minds. That same country, however, may be deep in poverty and thus have a negative affect on the global scale.


Global inequality affects all of us everyday when we buy things from the store or just breathe the air. Countries with money generally put out more pollution, but that doesn't mean the poorer countries are not affected by that pollution. Just because we do not see the pollution our country puts out, doesn't mean it doesn't affect every other country in the world.