Assignment: Income & Wealth Inequality
o Describe how a country can measure its income inequality.
o Evaluate the trend in the measure of income inequality for the United States from 1940-2020.
o Evaluate the roles of globalization and advances in technology as causes of widening income inequality in the United States.
o Compare wealth inequality to income inequality.
o Explain trends in wealth inequality in the United States from 1940-2020.
o Evaluate two causes of wealth inequality in the United States.
o Evaluate the role of healthcare inequality as it relates to income and wealth inequality.
o Estimate the wealth gap between those who have access to private insurance and those who do not.
o Evaluate whether increasing access to affordable or free healthcare can reduce income or wealth inequality.
o Make one recommendation on how to reduce income or wealth inequality if you were a federal policy maker.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.