What Social Classes Owe to Each Other

"What Social Classes Owe to Each Other" by William Graham Sumner is a book that looks closely at how different groups of people in society interact, especially the rich and the poor. Sumner questions whether wealthy people have a duty to help those who are struggling. He challenges the idea that rich people should give away their wealth to make things more equal. Sumner argues that people should be responsible for their own success and well-being, rather than expecting help from others. The book introduces discussions about economic ideas, personal responsibility, and the problems that can arise when society focuses too much on class differences. It sets the stage to examine who has the right to ask for solutions to society's problems, and whether the wealthy truly owe their success to the work of the poor.