About the condition of ubran workers and their relationship to the more priveleged, "Nor was there much personal contact between the rich and the poor of industrial cities." As described by Benjamin Disraeli, "these two ends of the social spectrum [operate] as 'two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones or inhabitants of different planets'" (Stayer, p.538).
I think it arguable that the same can be said of our society, even now. While industry has improved, and conditions I assume have as well (I don't know firsthand as I've never worked in one), the relationship between rich and poor is still very polar. I'm not sure how prevalent homelessness was during that time, but one might even say that the relationship has worsened now as some own NOTHING, while others live in a state of excess that characterizes the American way of life, consciously ignorant of the needs of others. Are these people provided for by our government-local or otherwise? It would seem not. Should they be?
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