Sentences with phrase «about wealth inequality»

This was the somewhat spurious thought process that launched Vertu, a British brand of luxury phones which sold for prices that would have even the folks behind Apple's iPhone X pricing mumbling about wealth inequality.

But, as we can see from the facts about wealth inequality noted above, the implied community of interest among all «citizens» and «ordinary people», contrasted with the faceless villains of «corporations and financial markets», is a gross simplification.

Data source: Urban Institute, «Nine Charts about Wealth Inequality in America,» using Survey of Consumer Finances data.

This is particularly true of Wall Street, since it is de rigeur to attack capitalism nowadays, in this era where we are bombarded with commentary about wealth inequality and income redistribution.

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So again, the book struck me as being fairly vague about the very concept of «inequality» because it does not provide a very insightful perspective into the meaning of «wealth» and how it really relates to our living standards.

But whenever we're here, we talk about wealth disparity and income inequality, not just globally but everywhere.

Greater saving has been driven by increases in inequality and in the share of income going to the wealthy, increases in uncertainty about the length of retirement and the availability of benefits, reductions in the ability to borrow (especially against housing), and a greater accumulation of assets by foreign central banks and sovereign wealth funds.

Some pointed to disillusionment about Obama's interest in economic liberalism, and others suggested an increased awareness about the political strength of major corporations and rising wealth inequality.

Not one word about income and wealth inequality, climate change, Citizens United or...

Classical republicans, going back to Aristotle, worried about the way gross inequalities of wealth imbalance the polity and skew it away from pursuit of a recognisable common good.

I don't think it is mad or bad for Corbyn to be talking about wage, wealth and structural inequality — quite the opposite — I really really want Labour to be on this properly.

By showing that we are alive to people's concerns, this allows Labour to start having those crucial conversations with the public about what they are really upset about which are things that Labour cares about — pressures on local health and social care services; a lack of local investment and housing; not sharing the wealth and opportunity that London has; systemic inequality; culture; integration.

Recent policy debate on the mansion tax, and a «temporary wealth tax» also suggests that this is an opportune time to consider wealth inequalities and what might be done about them.

«The 50p rate is not a step forward... If we are serious about dealing with inequalities, we are much better dealing with unproductive wealth in the form of extreme property and the mansion tax on property over # 2 million is the best way to do that,» he added.

Agreed, part of that problem is related to the legislatures own hesitance in trying to counter the constant deluge of misinformation about taxes, income inequality, education, and social serves that emerges from right wing think [sic] tanks, talk radio, most of the «punditry,» and the neo-liberal water - carriers of the malefactors of great wealth.

So, I think the discussion about how public policy on things like climate change should be crafted to also address broader or additional social ills, like income / wealth inequality, or institutionalized oppression of almost any sort....

A friend of mine is concerned about the existence today of income inequality that is leading to the accumulation of disproportionate wealth and economic and political power into the hands of a few.

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NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun writes about how current market conditions have led to wealth inequality, and what to expect in the year ahead.

In this video, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun talks about the decline in mortgage applications, the small increase in pending sales, signs of a stabilizing market, rising numbers of first - time homebuyers and their effects on wealth inequality.