Sentences with phrase «over income inequality»

The Occupy movement has catalyzed rising anxiety over income inequality; we desperately need a similar reminder of the relationship between economic advantage and student performance.

Party candidates said concerns over income inequality and workers rights are at the forefront of the campaign, thanks to the economic recession.

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A growing opportunity gap in access to resources, opportunities, and adult investment has emerged over the last 25 years as income inequality has accelerated, especially among families with children.

While just over half of them felt it is «wrong» when such wide income disparities occur, around the same number of business leaders felt income inequality shouldn't be viewed as a problem.

Income inequality is shocking, and 28 percent of all Americans over 55 have no money set aside for retirement.

As unfair as income inequality may appear, getting rid of it could be far more damaging over the long run.

Because each individual source of readily available data on income distribution has different advantages and limitations, no single source illustrates all of the major trends in inequality over the past six decades or so.

Two years ago I posted my first guest blog focused on income inequality, specifically how changes in Canada's redistribution over the last three decades have increased after - tax income inequality, and how these changes compared to OECD trends.

«what unites the experiences of the main deficit countries is a steep increase in income inequality over recent decades, as measured by the share of income going to the richest 5 percent of -LSB-...]

I think the mechanism is fairly easy to understand and has already been much discussed, for example well over 100 years ago by John Hobson who showed how rising income inequality can cause both higher savings and lower opportunities for productive investment.

Higher food prices could pose a challenge to the government of the nation's president, Jacob Zuma, who is confronting widening public anger over rising income inequality and whose party, the African National Congress, is expected to face serious challenges in municipal elections this year.

Why does Canada have a youth unemployment rate of over 15 per cent; a federal debt $ 150 billion higher than when the they took office in 2006; a federation weakened by federal - provincial squabbling over health, training and pensions; greater uncertainty about retirement; widening income inequality?

Income inequality has significantly increased since the early 1970s, and the changes are even more dramatic over the past three decades among the very highest income lIncome inequality has significantly increased since the early 1970s, and the changes are even more dramatic over the past three decades among the very highest income lincome levels.

Neoliberal policies over the past three decades have generated a remarkable income concentration (for which read «inequality») but have brought about mediocre economic growth.

Technological progress and globalisation have led to widening wage gaps, and rising income inequalities across the OECD over the last three decades (OECD, 2011).

There is increasing asset and wealth inequality, partly because of the property price boom, partly also because of the way increased income inequality in the 1980s has an impact over time.

«There are many ways to measure inequality, but the fact is the incomes of the richest have outstripped those of the rest four times over during the last two decades.

While market democracy does aim to lift the income of the least well off over time, Tomasi argues that the best way to achieve this is to permit large - scale inequalities and as free a market as feasible.

Google searches spiked, politicians and the media took notice of the public interest, and income inequality took over political ground ranging from President Obama's State of the Union to the Republican presidential primary process.

«I think over time, obviously, I want to make sure that the issue of income inequality becomes more central to the national debate,» he said in an interview with Capital.

Instead, it turned into a litany of all his goals and achievements over six years in office, plus unsolicited commentary on everything from income inequality to Obamacare.

«If you look at the police brutality and the killings, and you look at the massive unemployment and poverty and wealth and income inequality... We need radical and effective leadership that's going to prioritize people over the party, that's going to prioritize human need over human greed.»

When Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his national «progressive agenda to combat income inequality» on Tuesday in Washington, the conceit that he and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo are partners in an era of unprecedented city - state collaboration can officially be declared over.

After 14 years since the last increase in unemployment benefits and over 6 years of an essentially flat minimum wage, Albany has finally answered the call of New York's hard working families, and begun to address the issue of rampant income inequality.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose administration is facing multiple investigations over his campaign fundraising and efforts to help Democrats win the state Senate in 2014, argued Monday that he was being singled out by powerful, moneyed interests who don't want his agenda, focused on addressing income inequality, to move forward.

«Conference calls for Liberal Democrats to work constructively in government to ensure that the the net income and wealth inequality gap is reduced significantly over the course of this parliament.»

Macy's workers have grown increasingly frustrated over the «clear increase in income inequality» and «corporate greed» at Macy's over the last few years, according to the RWDSU website.

De Blasio and city officials have said broadly that one of the most significant drivers of the increase in homelessness citywide has been income inequality, writ large: stagnant wages for workers combined with rising rents over the past decade.

New Yorkers divide over how the mayor is addressing the issue of income inequality.

Their policies over the last three decades have benefited the extremely wealthy, leading to the greatest income inequality in this country since right before the Great Depression.»

Governor Andrew Cuomo had his father on his mind as he delivered a somber inaugural speech, that touched on strife over police tensions, poorly performing public schools and income inequality.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, who remains focused on reducing income inequality, is seeking the construction of 80,000 new affordable units over the next 10 years.

Income inequality has been growing on average in OECD countries over the last 25 years.

In states that did not implement reforms, test scores in low - income districts deteriorated relative to high - income districts between 1990 and 2011, a reflection of rising inequality over this period.

His view is that for a variety of reasons, income inequality grew in the US, and in order to paper over that, the government encouraged a credit - oriented society to allow people to stretch for prosperity, hoping that the debts would not catch up with them.

The increase in inequality in both before - tax and after - tax income over the 35 - year period stemmed largely from a significant increase in inequality in market income, mostly because of substantial income growth at the top of the market income distribution.

The analysis shows income inequality has grown in most advanced economies represented in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development over the past three decades, but the United States and Canada are near the top in terms of growth and in absolute terms.

Income and CO2e emissions inequalities however increased within countries over the period.

Moreover, just as was the case with cap and trade legislation, other issues, including immigration, gun control, income inequality, banking regulation, and revisions to the health care bill may take top legislative priority over climate change.

With above - average salaries and an abundance of career opportunities projected over the next two decades, the oil and natural gas industry offers solutions to wage stagnation and income inequality, which remain major concerns in our still - struggling economy.

This data analysis compares the rise of income inequality, as well as racial inequality, over a same time frame as the rise in life expectancy inequality.