Economic disparity

Overview

Income disparity is a condition in which either or both of the following are true:

• those at the highest income levels have earnings out of proportion to the value or quality of their work
• those at the lowest income levels are unnecessarily impoverished with respect to society's ability to provide a minimum level of welfare for all

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See:

• United States
• United Kingdom

Keywords: Richistan, income disparity, millionaires & billionaires

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