<p>If one does not think there is some equalizing needed to be done, I suggest reading “Gang Leader for a Day” by Sudhir Venkatesh. Sudhir entered a world most do not see in pursuit of his dissertation in sociology at U of C. The book is the story of his dissertation research and it is spellbinding. Whomever is elected, there needs to be a new approach. The liberal welfare state and the conservative tax cut, trickle down state have both been demonstrated not to work.</p>