Wealthy Privileges

The 3 penny game didn't have much of an effect on me. However, monopoly REAL American style and the people like us video did make me realize a very significant difference between not just each class, but, more specifically the differences between the wealthy and everyone else including the middle class and lower class. In the monopoly game I represented the lower middle class. I started off with a decent amount of money, but ended with a very small amount. The wealthy started with a good amount of money, didn't have to worry about things that got in the way such as divorce or credit card debts, and they seemed much less worried about where their money is going. So, they had it much easier and were less stressed than the rest of the players in the game. In the U.S.A., being wealthy gives many privileges. The wealthy can attend their private country club or parties and not have to worry about "different" kinds of people being present. They stay in their comfort zone and can relate to other wealthy people, such as themselves. Also, the wealthy have a social networking power. The video taught the lesson of it being all about, "who you know" and what kind of people they are. And, the wealthy who inherit a great portion of their profits get the privilege of lazyness. They don't have to work as hard as other people, such as the middle class. Those type of people are just placed in a high class and they don't have to wory about not having enough money or becoming stressed out. I would like for the societal "rules" be changed for more fairness. But, the idea of fairness has ceased for a while now. Social class is more than just the money. It is the friends, the house, the clothes, and all luxurious that are included. Sometimes these privileges comfort people or many are just so used to them, change would be too risky. The idea of change instills fear in many and just keeping the rules which is taking the easy way out, may seem like the right thing.