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Video 1: An Introduction to Social Stratification

Description: The video explains social stratification in the United States from a sociological perspective as it applies to social class, status, and power.

Video 2: PBS Study—Land of the Free, Home of the Poor

Description: The video focuses on inequality in the United States and the ongoing debate on budget cuts and revenue. Public Broadcast Services interviews Warren Buffet, a philanthropist and a billionaire, on his thoughts on inequality.

Video 3: Bill Gates: Don't tax my income, tax my consumption

Description: Microsoft and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation founder Bill Gates has stated that if society expects him to feel guilty about his wealth, then his guilt won’t be directed at his income, but rather, his consumption. He believes this distinction is where the greatest inequality lies between the wealthy and the rest of the population.