Opinion Pieces
Four Horsemen. A very perceptive video on the way we think.
Apr 25, 2014
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This video explains why we think the way we do and why it is possible for powerful people to persuade society to their ends Click here for this video. It takes about 90 minutes.
Read MoreA great way to reduce inequality in the USA Robert Reich
Apr 22, 2014
and this could have parallels for NZ read more
Read MoreTo Reduce Inequality start with families
Apr 22, 2014
This is great, just whet we need to do read more
Read MoreBonuses equal top performances?
Apr 18, 2014
From the Economist: Six years after being bailed out by taxpayers and still majority =owned by the Government, Royal Bank of Scotland chalked up yet another big annual pre-tax operating loss of $8.2 billion for 2013. That will not deter it from dishing out about $1 billion in bonuses.
Read MoreThe Widening Pay Gap Can be Fixed
Apr 12, 2014
Paul Barber, researcher points out in this NZ Herald article that the pay gap between the high and low paid has widened significantly in NZ in the last 30 years. The low paid have barely kept pace with inflation while the wealthy have raced ahead and there are simple ways to fix this
Read MoreFurther Validation of The Spirit Level Thesis
Apr 08, 2014
An Update on The Spirit Level by Wilkinson and Pickett This recent article in the Guardian Newspaper updates and further validates the original research that showed that inequality is causally related to many social ills. It quotes further psychological research that backs the causali
Read MoreAmerican Activist commenting on those businesses that can’t afford having the minimum wage raised
Apr 07, 2014
this from this week’s Time Magazine. Activist, atheist and best selling author Barbara Ehrenreich was interviewed and after responding very positively on raising the minimum wage she was asked “What about businesses that can’t afford the raises”. Her reply R
Read MoreWhy “Paid-what-you’re-worth” for CEO’s is a toxic myth.
Mar 29, 2014
This article by Robert Reich, maker of the acclaimed documentary film”Inequality for All”,shows clearly that the wages gap between worker and boss in the USA has widened hugely over the last 50 years, and that bosses are hugely over-paid. Worth is never part of the calcula
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