Difference between revisions of "Economic disparity"

From Issuepedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(9 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
==Overview==
+
==About==
[[category:issues]]This page is about income disparity between those at the highest levels and everyone else.
+
[[category:issues]][[Economic disparity]] refers to a gap in income between (on the one hand) the wealthiest members of society and (on the other) those with the fewest economic resources.
{{seed}}See:
 
* [[US personal income gap]]
 
* [[UK personal income gap]]
 
  
'''Keywords''': Richistan, income disparity, millionaires & billionaires
+
Symptoms of severe economic disparity include:
 +
* those at the highest income levels have wealth ''drastically out of proportion'' to the value or quality of their contributions to society
 +
* a significant portion of the population is unnecessarily impoverished with respect to society's ability to provide a minimum level of welfare for all
 +
 
 +
'''Keywords''': Richistan, income disparity, millionaires & billionaires, [[the one percent]]
 +
===Countries===
 +
* [[/US|United States]]
 +
* [[/UK|United Kingdom]]
 +
 
 +
==Links==
 +
{{links/smw}}
 +
===to file===
 +
* '''2013-07-20''' [http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/18094-richest-300-persons-on-earth-have-more-money-than-poorest-3-billion Richest 300 Persons on Earth Have More Money Than Poorest 3 Billion] by [[Mark Karlin]], via [[Bernie Sanders]] [http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=a10e50a7-5b9d-4933-9bb8-decd3ce624dd]
 +
* '''2012-05-08''' [http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/05/ratio-ceo-worker-compensation The ratio of CEO to worker compensation: Are they worth it?]

Latest revision as of 16:16, 6 October 2020

About

Economic disparity refers to a gap in income between (on the one hand) the wealthiest members of society and (on the other) those with the fewest economic resources.

Symptoms of severe economic disparity include:

  • those at the highest income levels have wealth drastically out of proportion to the value or quality of their contributions to society
  • a significant portion of the population is unnecessarily impoverished with respect to society's ability to provide a minimum level of welfare for all

Keywords: Richistan, income disparity, millionaires & billionaires, the one percent

Countries

Links

Related


to file