What would have been both positives and negatives of living in the gilded age?

What would have been both positives and negatives of living in the Gilded Age? POSITIVES of being in america: * freedom of religion, * freedom of oppression * better jobs * no famine * a better life * achieving your dreams * electricity * MONEY * GOLD * SILVER * rail road * Democracy Negatives; * corruption * depression * SEGREGATION * JIM CROW LAWS CHINESE EXCLUSION acts INEQUALITY POLL TAXES, LITERACY TESTS * GREAT Chicago FIRE * POOR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT poor: * economy * sanitation * No ventilation, Windows sealed shut * women's rights * NO $ NO PROPERTY NO VOTE NO CONTRACTS * factory saftey * CONDITIONS * working * low wages * Long hours * CHILD LABOR living * NO PURE FOOD AND DRUG ACT UNTILL LATER * POOR DRINKING WATER * OPEN DRAINS housing * TENEMENT HOUSES, OVER CROWDED health * disease * ** SCARLET FEVER, TB, MEASLES, POLIO