American, a so-called “land of opportunity” is losing the reputation because of the lack of social mobility within the society. And in U.S. it’s hard to move up the economic ladder than in other countries. However, I think it’s still possible for America to make changes and to earn back its title.
Heather Boushey provides a few effective solutions to the crucial problems in both education and work. For working conditions, “enacting paid sick days” and “giving workers the ability to better bargain for workplace flexibility” can both be assists to having better working conditions. And for education, improving the higher education system can solve the major problems that society has right now, which are the unequal rate of enrollment of both genders and the high student debt.
In “Opportunity Trumps Mobility”, Stuart Butler believes that although the mobility in US is quite low, the America is still a land of opportunity since immigrants still keep coming here. However, he identified the three crucial indicators from both work and education aspects for an upward movement on economic mobility. He believes, “ending the double taxation of savings” and “improving program incentives and assistance” would improve working conditions. For education, he believes a “reorganization and cost reduction” would be effective.
However, Timothy M. Smeeding, the author of “Living the American dream (in Canada)”, holds an opposed opinion. He thinks Canada, is a better place to live the American dream. He argues that Canada has more effective investments in education and moreover, the Canadians are generous to “low- and middle-income families”. He thinks in order to make America a land of opportunity; it should learn from Canada how to enhance the social mobility. Otherwise, He states, “Americans in search of an equal-opportunity society might just as well move north. ”
Heather Boushey provides a few effective solutions to the crucial problems in both education and work. For working conditions, “enacting paid sick days” and “giving workers the ability to better bargain for workplace flexibility” can both be assists to having better working conditions. And for education, improving the higher education system can solve the major problems that society has right now, which are the unequal rate of enrollment of both genders and the high student debt.
In “Opportunity Trumps Mobility”, Stuart Butler believes that although the mobility in US is quite low, the America is still a land of opportunity since immigrants still keep coming here. However, he identified the three crucial indicators from both work and education aspects for an upward movement on economic mobility. He believes, “ending the double taxation of savings” and “improving program incentives and assistance” would improve working conditions. For education, he believes a “reorganization and cost reduction” would be effective.
However, Timothy M. Smeeding, the author of “Living the American dream (in Canada)”, holds an opposed opinion. He thinks Canada, is a better place to live the American dream. He argues that Canada has more effective investments in education and moreover, the Canadians are generous to “low- and middle-income families”. He thinks in order to make America a land of opportunity; it should learn from Canada how to enhance the social mobility. Otherwise, He states, “Americans in search of an equal-opportunity society might just as well move north. ”