Sentences with phrase «most affluent societies»

Even in the face of economic turmoil, we are still one of the most affluent societies on earth.

A little - known essay by Tocqueville after he visited England and tried to figure out why the most affluent society in Europe had the most paupers, while many impoverished societies apparently had none at all.

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It is they who are reminding voters that casinos redistribute wealth from the poorest in society up the ladder towards the most affluent, make no contribution to long term economic growth, and cause social ills in the communities where they are built.

The most obvious result is that poverty is overflowing geographical frontiers and gradually finding a place in the bosom of affluent societies.

«We live in one of the most affluent cultures in history where many of the values of an increasingly materialistic society stand in direct conflict with the gospel vision,» they charged.

An objective look at the life of every society, even the most affluent and those which are, theoretically, more just, will show the reality of the poor today in the marginalized, the drop - outs who can not cope with modern society, the prisoners of conscience, the dissidents.

It suggests that to achieve a stable society, living standards of the most affluent may need to be not just held level, but reduced.

Its deft handling of crucial issues facing young people today and its exploration of the racial tensions and poverty - line discrimination that is still prevalent in even the most affluent, forward - thinking societies paints a very genuine picture of life for teenagers, but it might not be a publishing industry marketing team's dream book.

Yet this is a pubic service where there is a cross subsidy that has to be met by the most vulnerable, least affluent members of society.

«Greed works most of the time, even for the large majority of people in affluent societies.»