Sentences with phrase «serious about the inequality»

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Today, as the global population faces more serious challenges — from resource scarcity to concerns about income inequality and education — companies around the world are committing themselves to creating a profit while also defining their broader contribution to society.

If we are serious about aspiration, serious about opportunity, serious about helping people get on and improve their fortunes, then we need to acknowledge inequality is a barrier to all of those things too.

Let's be clear, the Governor doesn't need a wage board to make a bigger dent in this enormous problem and show he's really serious about income inequality.»

«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.

Wu said their campaign was part of «battle going on for the heart and soul of the Democratic Party» between «people who are more serious about the problem of inequality in our country and people who are less serious,» noting he and Teachout were featured on a Politico list alongside Mayor Bill de Blasio as part of «The New New Left.»

Let's be clear, the governor doesn't need a wage board to make a bigger dent in this enormous problem and show he's really serious about income inequality.»

If Government is serious about redressing inequalities, creating attractive job opportunities for the young and investing in training and education is one way do this.»

The fact that serious social problems like inequality are discussed in the larger conversation about video games is completely acceptable and even a large victory for our medium.

Now I note that you said today that there's been great improvement over a short period of time, and I'm sure there has been, but you know it's interesting to me, and again I will say this because I come from a country myself where there is a disadvantaged community and a lot of government programs et cetera, it's of serious concern the extent of the dramatic inequalities that are still being experienced by these population groups when they represent only, you know, no more than 2 % of the population of a highly developed, industrialised state, and I just, it makes me wonder about things like the effectiveness of the programs, monitoring, benchmarking, what are the standards, is anybody watching this to see whether or not they really are designed to meet the disadvantages that are real in the communities, you know the real history of systemic discrimination, institutional racism?