Equal Rights 

T.H Marshalls on Social Rights

Assignment # 5

"It is no longer merely an attempt to abate the obvious nuisance of destitution in the lowest rank of society. It has assumed the guise of action modifying the whole pattern of social inequality. It is no longer content to raise the floor-level in the basement of the social edifice, leaving the superstructure as it was. It has begun to remodel the whole building, and it might even end by converting a skyscraper into a bungalow". (pages 153-154)

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In the second to last paragraph when T.H Marshall stated this passage in his Citizenship and Social Class novel, my interpretation of this is that today in the twenty-first centry the explantions of what principle best fits the citizen of the State is at lost. As direct tax payer also as a State that its now so economically revoled history isn't able to do what it needs to do for the people. Th quoted passage above is saying social rights is no longer trying to improve, it's no longer trying to help the low class get the help and care they need to be "caught up" or "on the same page" as some middle class or high class citizen. Everything is now to a point where it's rebuilding the whole meaning on the "rights" that people felt that they where required to get from the state.

The reason for me selecting this passage is due to the fact that although now they maybe different opinions on what place politicians have on the citizen when it comes to what kinds of education, healthcare, etc are provided, however social welfare use to be in the hands of government. This is something that the United States can manage to do currently but don't want to make the finical risk. Off the record the U.S.A spend over 80% of their money out of country and  on war. Imagine if that money was used wisely as if was back in President Clinton time in office. Back on record public school and healthcare at minimum should be provided to the citizen of the state. If other countries can do it so can we, the system in America need to stop robbing the rights of it's citizen. Let's get the political system back to how it use to be.