1. What is the purpose of an
economy? Does our economy serve that purpose now?
2. Reich
says, “The question is not inequality per se; the question is, when does
inequality become problem? ” In your own words, when do you think
inequality becomes a problem?
3. Per Blau, what are the key features of
the U.S. political economy? How do they contribute to the need for a
functioning social welfare system?