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    society? The resulting issue becomes income inequality. Where a small portion of the population‚ own the majority of the wealth and the majority of the population own only a fraction of what the rich own. This prominent issue has always been the subject of social tension from even before the French Revolution and spawns numerous other social issues in a society. In the more recent Occupy Movement‚ beginning in 2011‚ protesters used income inequality as a motive. Moreover‚ they were justified

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    great costs (Human Development Report‚ 2005). Many of the policies countries enact in order to remain competitive have failed in their ability to help the people. Liberalizing policies‚ such those specific to trade and finance‚ have caused greater inequality and stability in terms of employment‚ income‚ as well as hindered a countries control over their own policies. In fact‚ many policies have disabled a countries ability to retain control of both monetary policies and exchange rates (HRD‚ 2005). One

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    The inequality of distribution and wealth can be measured from two perspectives – the inequality between the rich and poor‚ and the growing inequality between wages and profits. Through looking at these two relationships we can see the worsening condition of the distribution of income and wealth in Australia. When looking at changes in income in Australia‚ the recent trends (as seen in diagram 1 and diagram 2) shows the top 20% or highest quintile‚ increasing their income share from an averaged

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    Inequality appears all over in today’s society and a majority of people see it as a major problem that is inevitable. Inequality comes in many different forms from racial inequality‚ gender inequality‚ but this paper will focus on economic inequality. Economic inequality becomes a problem for our society both socially and economically. Based on the film I found it to create a social problem with the middle class’ declining income‚ and I found that it creates an economic problem when wages don’t

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    “Wealth inequality can be described as the unequal distribution of assets within a population. The United States exhibits wider disparities of wealth between rich and poor than any other major developed nation‚” (www.inequality.org) There are two factors that I believe contribute to the wealth gap are income and race inequalities. As the gaps widen within those two factors‚ the wealth gap in the United States continues to grow exponentially. Is there a difference between being rich and being wealthy

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    1. Define difference and inequality Difference as per the dictionary definition would convey the points of dissimilarity for example the observational differences between men and women‚ however difference in the social sciences and humanistic context‚ difference contrasts‚ social groupings such as the different nationalities‚ ‘gender‚ class‚ age or sexuality’1However difference is not limited to these alone it may take the form of the attitudes and preferences held by individuals. Distinction

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    A major social problem in America today is its inequality of the distribution of income. "Income inequality refers to the gap between the rich and the poor. The United States has the most unequal income distribution in the industrialized world‚ and it is growing at a faster rate than any other industrialized country" (Eitzen & Leedham‚ pg. 37). The main reason as to why income is distributed so unequally is because of the gap between social classes. Each social class has a certain power‚ and

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    In addition to its direct effect on poverty‚ inequality also effects poverty indirectly through its impact on growth. Initial cross-country studies found that greater initial income inequality actually reduces future growth even after controlling for initial levels of GDP and human capital. Evidence predominantly suggests that inequality is bad for growth. The World Development Report 2000/01 concludes that better distribution is possible without a reduction in economic growth. In other words there

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    Barack Obama’s administration has “focus[ed] all efforts” on the rising income inequality that is affecting the United States economy. Income inequality refers to the extent of unequal distribution of income across a population. According to Emmanuel Saez‚ an economics professor at UC-Berkeley‚ “U.S. income inequality has been increasing steadily since the 1970s‚” partly due to the rise of single-parent families‚ but mostly from a rise in demand for highly-educated workers following the post-industrial

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    “The Injustice of Wealth Inequality” displays the realistic hardships of living with exceedingly low incomes while others possess more than enough wealth to thrive. The poem stresses the importance of more fortunate individuals aiding the poorer members of society. Even though the poem expresses a creative way to introduce information‚ the issues brought up in the poem need to be taken seriously. Wealth inequality exists as a prominent issue that affects millions of individuals everyday. This

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