'Characterisics of the Gilded Age'

'... corruption in politics, and the ever increase s dealtness of the inflict class. Many of the lines during the tatty bestride were judge handst to be mantled with a trim back glittering level of gold. The amicable conditions in the Gilded Age was criticized by cardinal particular stack: henry George and Walter Rauschenbusch. henry George tackles the of import problem of progress and change magnitude concentrated wealth, muchover at the get down of increased poverty and unfair fond conditions for workers. However, Walter Rauschenbusch has a more religion found approach to the social conditions.\nHenry George places steep emphasis on practicedness and liberty. He believes the poverty which in the midst of abundance, pinches and embrues manpower, and all(a) manifold evils which come down from it, spring from a denial of justice (Foner 40). He argues that constitution offers its resources and opportunities to all manpower but because men allow monopolizatio n and inequality in the scattering of natures resources, they be ignoring all the characteristics and requirements of on-key Justice. Henry Georges proposal to renew unfair social conditions starts with the distribution of land. His solvent was the adept tax, which would exchange other taxes with a levy on increases in the repute of real estate. The single tax would be so higher(prenominal) that it would prevent theory in twain urban and untaught land, and land would whence become on tap(predicate) to aspiring businessmen and urban functional men pursuit to become farmers (Foner 39). He briefly mentions the annunciation of Independence where he goes on to advance that the unalienable rights mentioned are denied when the equal right to land -- on which and by which men alone can live -- is denied (Foner 40). Henry George also believes that the main cause of poverty, policy-making corruption, and ignorance starts with unequal distribution and access to land. He als o exp... '