IELTS Task 2 Sample Answer 44 - Some believe that modern technology is increasing the gap between the rich and poor, while others disagree. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

A group of people think that  the rich-poor gap is widening because of the modern technology, while others oppose this view. In my opinion, modern technology plays a key role in minimizing this gap to a great extent.

Even though technology has developed to a great extent, not all of it is accessible to all classes of the society. Some technological developments require immense research and heavy investment. As a result, such state-of-the-art technology are often priced high and are very much aimed at a niche market mainly consisting of the affluent who are willing to pay a high sum to access such sophisticated technology. In such cases, those belonging to the low economic class would be denied or would find it extremely challenging to access such high end technology even if it is of a dire need contributing to economic gap in the society.

On the contrary, one cannot deny the fact that the gap between the rich and poor has reduced to a great extent as a result of growth in modern technology. In the past, the technological developments and inventions were seldom. However, over the last few years monumental changes can be seen in the field of technology like telecommunication, automation and robotics which are available in a range of prices making it affordable to many. This has aided in reducing the opportunity gap and has made it a lot easier for people to gain access to different technologies and employ the same  in their day-to-day life as well as in the industrial activities thereby minimizing the rich-poor gap in society.

In my view, technological inventions with advanced features are available in the market in a range of prices making it easy for everyone to gain access to technology regardless of their economic background. This has significantly helped in bringing down the rich- poor differentiation at present in society.

In conclusion, although people have different opinions regarding the impact of modern technology on rich-poor gap in society, I believe that it has played a considerable role in bringing down the inequality curve.