Bryan Gould’s latest article points out the need for New Zealanders to do more than simply notice the income equality gap. We also need to act in favour of closing it. This year that means voting for parties whose policies address inequality.
Concern versus action
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- Economist Jeffrey Sachs warns of fraying societies
- Plunket’s troubles highlight wider executive pay problem
- Spierings’ case shows excessive CEO pay isn’t justified
- Inequality got worse in Tauranga under Simon Bridges
- Bolder government action needed to tackle inequality
- VOTE ON THE REAL SCANDALS: INEQUALITY, POVERTY and HOUSING
- Piecemeal policies won’t fix education inequality
- NZ HOUSING CRISIS: GOVT TINKERS WHILE FAMILIES SUFFER
- Media Statement: Disappointment at Labour approach to tax
- Wealthy agree tax levels should be greater: Equality Network
Or why not admit no capitalist party can ever reduce inequality as inequality is the very essence of the system. Instead of all the effort spent on campaigning for parties that are the lesser of two evils (and do we really have a choice anyway under the neo-liberal consensus which is in effect a dictatorship of the rich for the rich) we should be spending time looking for alternatives way of organising production and distribution to ensure a just allocation of resources.