To be thankful, or to not be thankful, that is the question.
CNN Money came out with a report earlier this week that ranked the economic inequality of countries all over the world. The report shows that Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, Sweden, and Ukraine are the most equal, while Honduras ,Guatemala, Colombia, Central African Rep., and Bolivia are the least equal. Countries like the UK, Canada, China, Australia, and South Korea are somewhere in the middle, while America sits below these countries in a position that isn't horrible, but isn't really good either.
After taking a look at this list, I thought about Occupy Movement and where it stands now. It is obvious that the US is in great disparity when it comes to income equality, which explains why Occupy Movement is what it is; a call for change that many of us are grateful for. At the same time, this call for change has been regarded as just Americans not being thankful for how lucky we are as a country, and that middle-class-less countries like Honduras and Guatemala have it worse than us. However, I feel like it should be pointed out that one of the reasons the Occupy Movement exists is because we're trying to avoid the great income equality divide that these countries have. It doesn't mean we're not thankful-it's simply a change for the better, and by looking at this report, it'll help more people understand why protesters aren't just protesting for the sake of it.
