Our place in the economy is the basis for our place in society. In America we know that not all men are the same. The belief that everyone can achieve the American dream with the right attitude is not rational. Wages in America are not as high as they are portrayed. Some people's beliefs and lifestyle choices can influence their place in society. What can we do to change America's inequality problems? In America we know that not all men are the same. The Declaration of Independence states one of the most famous quotes known to man “All men are created equal” and that we have the right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” In the past, this was a realistic assumption. Although all men are generally created equally, not all are created in an equal environment. Some people are born into the royal family with all the luxuries that exist, while others are born in a bad neighborhood with little or no money. Some people can relax in their palace and cruise around in their private jet, while others have to work like slaves to try to make ends meet. If you were born into a WASP community, you would have the belief that the Declaration of Independence was written correctly. WASPS are born with upper class homes, cars, clothes, friends and hobbies. They only received all these things because of the person they are related to. The way they are raised leads them to believe that they are the normal ones and that everyone else is simply jealous of their natural place in life. If you were born into a lower class family, with no money, no food, and little job opportunities, you would think differently than the WASP community. You would have to work day and night just to try to feed yourself and your... paper medium... for that cause. America's inequality problems are becoming severe. Not all men are created equal. The belief that everyone can achieve the American dream with the right attitude is not rational. Wages in America are not as high as they are portrayed. Some people's beliefs and lifestyle choices can influence their place in society. Where you are in the economy has everything to do with your position in the social pyramid. Works Cited Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and blacked out. Holt: New York, 2001. Print.Longo, Don. “Wal-Mart supports communities.” Are chain stores ruining America? Greenhaven Press: Detroit, 2007. People Like Us: Social Class in America. Dir. Louis Alvarez and Andy Kolker. Center for American New Media, 2001. Film.Smialek, Jeanna. “Waitresses stuck at $2.13 hourly minimum for 22 years.” Bloomberg, April 24, 2013. Web. December 15 2013.