1. The United States has one of the highest income disparities in the world. The gap between the rich and the poor continues to grow. Other nations, such as the Nordic countries, have much lower income disparities. Discuss some possible reasons why such dissimilarity exists among highly developed nations.
2. Some researchers believe that the poverty line is too low. If you were in charge of adjusting the poverty line to reflect the current year what would it be for an individual? A family of four? Why?