Sentences with phrase «raises economic inequality»

It raises economic inequality to such a level that it becomes increasingly incompatible with a well - functioning economic system.

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Jean - Francois Perrault, chief economist for Scotiabank, said the government's plans to focus new spending in the budget on important, long - term goals to address inequality also raise the question of whether it still has room to navigate rough economic waters in the future.

One of the things accomplished by reckless tax cuts for the rich, aside from dampening GDP growth and creating a smaller economic pie, was raising inequality.

What is clear is that to address political inequality — which is a precondition to achieving the broader goals raised by the Great Charter Convention — we must restore substantive democratic power over how our political and economic institutions are organised, thereby better enabling individuals to come together to make collective decisions that shape their lives, communities and workplaces.

In 2012, by comparison, the national debt is a side - issue — talk of income inequality and economic opportuity dominates our political discouse, a direct result of the Occupiers and the ruckus they were able to raise in Zucotti Square and similar encampments across the country.

For decades, Labour has believed that inequalities can be eased by modest redistribution and that the way to persuade the haves to give up a little is to raise economic output.

Tolkin, 32, a Brooklyn resident who was raised in Jericho, said as a business owner he would aim «to bring private - sector best practices» to City Hall to «address our number one challenge, which is economic inequality.»

The financial crisis raised big questions about Britain's economic model - about inequality and irresponsibility; about stability and sustainability.

Generation Y has been raised in times of prosperity, but also, in America, of increasing economic inequality.

Helping raise the Hispanic college graduation rate is an urgent goal, given the persistently high rate of poverty among Hispanic families, growth of the Hispanic population to account for one in five college - age Americans, and mounting concerns about racial and economic inequality.