Economic Inequality

noun a person or group of people who are wealthy but do not work or contribute to society

adjective describing someone who is wealthy but does not work or contribute to society

• The idle rich spent their days lounging by the pool, without a care in the world.
• The idle rich just sit around all day doing nothing but spending money.
• Those idle rich folks are just living off their family's wealth, not lifting a finger.
• The idle rich are like birds of prey, waiting for their next victim to come along.

noun a person who does not work or is unemployed

• The nonworker failed to show up for their scheduled shift.
• The nonworker always seems to have an excuse for not working.
• That nonworker is such a slacker.
• In a team setting, a nonworker is like a cog that refuses to turn.

noun a select group that holds a dominant position of power and influence in a society

• The power elite in society consists of influential individuals who hold significant control over political and economic decisions.
• The power elite always seem to get their way no matter what.
• Those power elite folks think they're better than everyone else.
• The power elite are like the puppet masters pulling the strings behind the scenes.

noun a state in which things that are essential for human well-being such as food and warmth are scarce or lacking

• The lack of basic necessities led to severe privation in the impoverished community.
• Growing up in a small town, I never experienced any kind of privation.
• I'm so broke right now, I'm living in total privation.
• The artist embraced privation as a source of inspiration for his latest collection.

noun a social class consisting of people who work for wages, especially in manual or industrial work

• The working class is the group of people who perform manual labor for wages.
• My family has always been part of the working class, working hard to make ends meet.
• The working class folks are the ones who keep the world turning with their sweat and toil.
• In the game of life, the working class are the true backbone of society.