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Here's a piece that conservatives and pro-capitalists will want to avoid:
Take the quiz and see if you really know about income inequality and what it does
The link follows this interesting excerpt from the quiz answers..
-“There is overwhelming evidence that as (income) inequality grows a country becomes nastier. Rates of violent crime and racism tend to be higher where the gap between rich and poor is greater. So firmly established is the link between homicide rates and inequality…that many criminologists regard it as more important than any other environmental factor….In some countries inequality reduces the life expectancy of the poorest by as much as 25%. We are talking about the effects not of absolute poverty but of inequality – which apparently leads to acute anxieties and insecurities, and a chronic lack of social trust.” Link.
Take the quiz and see if you really know about income inequality and what it does
The link follows this interesting excerpt from the quiz answers..
-“There is overwhelming evidence that as (income) inequality grows a country becomes nastier. Rates of violent crime and racism tend to be higher where the gap between rich and poor is greater. So firmly established is the link between homicide rates and inequality…that many criminologists regard it as more important than any other environmental factor….In some countries inequality reduces the life expectancy of the poorest by as much as 25%. We are talking about the effects not of absolute poverty but of inequality – which apparently leads to acute anxieties and insecurities, and a chronic lack of social trust.” Link.
