WHY ARE SOME PEOPLE BETTER OFF THAN OTHERS?

I study in one of the most prestigious school in the Philippines. Inside the school premises, you will see people who belongs to the higher class of the society but when you go outside, you will see old woman begging for money, you will see children begging for left overs, looking at these two different people, inequality in our community is really visible. We’ve tackled about poverty now we will tackle about people who are better off than others.
Generally, countries all over the world can be classified by their differences especially according to how rich a country is or how underdeveloped a country is. There may be countries that are known to be richer than some. In the past, some of these countries are just developing or they are known to be the less fortunate countries. But as time changes, many countries have become developed, some have even progressed better than those that were once the richer ones. However, even if some have become a rich country or have remained to be one, the majority of the population of the world is still experiencing hardships and less development.
If you will try to study or read facts about these certain countries, you will see many differences that may serve as a factor why some are richer compared to other countries. Even in the past, inequality is already a feature of a civilization. If you read history books, you will see that in some civilizations there will be a system of division among groups of people. There will be those that are rich and powerful while the other half or the bigger half actually would be poor and slaves. According to Paul Cammack (2009), this inequality has been reshaped due to three changes globally; first would be the reversal of the significant post-Second World War shift towards greater equality in the advanced industrial economies; second is the creation of a genuinely global capitalist economy and the re-establishment of market economies in the former Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe after 1989; and lastly, the concurrent promotion by leading governments and international institutions of greater openness and competitiveness in the emerging global capitalist economy. Looking at this perspective you will see that money or the economy is really the main factor of inequality globally. Those countries that are more competitive and inspired for development would more or less be richer than other countries. So looking closely at this factor, you can say that it is within our hands or in power to make inequality be less visible in this world. I mean, I guess it’s really part of our nature that there would be winners while some would be losers but it is still up to us to change it. If you would observe the rich countries and those countries that have developed over the course of time, you will see that they have made innovations and techniques to help their country get better. The leaders or the people in that country are a big factor for changes and development within one country but it can also be the downfall of another one. I think rich countries are better than others because they know how to make use of their own resources. They also use the power that they have to control or take advantage of the resources of other countries to gain more power and money.
Another factor would be the policy or way of thinking people have within the country that promotes inequality. My sister told me once that in China, there are no rich or poor, everyone are classified as middle class that’s why some Chinese people live their country to become richer. I think if people are ordered to maintain their wealth in the same manner as everyone else’s, there would be less inequality because everyone would be treated the same and everyone would live the same way. In terms of ideas, from what I’ve read I think countries that are rich are rich because they know how to handle situations or grab opportunities to make them rich unlike other countries who are passive and would be less innovative in coming up with solutions for progress.
I also think that inequality is visible because people are used to the idea of inequality. Some people would use those that are inferior to them to gain more of what they already have. It’s a sad thought actually because instead of putting a stop to inequality there are some that would choose to live a better life instead of helping others to also live a better life.
I guess inequality as I’ve said is really a part of our way of living because if you would think about it, inequality defines us. It’s what drives us to live and survive. If people are just complacent with everyone being the same, we can also lose our identity and worth. I don’t promote inequality to be accepted widely by everyone, but for me I just want to accept the fact that it’s inevitable to dismiss this idea in our lives. But if given a chance, it would be more satisfying if, globally people would be living equally and comfortably.