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Project Davos: what's the single best way to close the world's wealth gap?

Accepted submission by AnonTechie at 2018-01-19 12:40:02
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Donald Trump and Angela Merkel will join 2,500 world leaders, business executives and charity bosses at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland which kicks off on 23 January. High on the agenda once again will be the topic of inequality, and how to reduce the widening gap between the rich and the rest around the world.

The WEF recently warned that the global economy is at risk of another crisis [theguardian.com], and that automation and digitalisation are likely to suppress employment and wages [theguardian.com] for most while boosting wealth at the very top.

But what ideas should the great and good gathered in the Swiss Alps be putting into action? We’d like to know what single step you think governments should prioritise in order to best address the problem of rising inequality. Below we’ve outlined seven proposals that are most often championed as necessary to tackle the issue – but which of them is most important to you?

Provide free and high quality education
Raise the minimum wage
Raise taxes on the rich
Fight corruption
Provide more social protection for the poor
Stop the influence of the rich on politicians
Provide jobs for the unemployed

https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2018/jan/19/project-davos-whats-the-single-best-way-to-close-the-worlds-wealth-gap [theguardian.com]

Do you think these ideas are enough, or are there any better ideas to close this wealth gap ? You too can participate and vote for the idea that, you think, works best.


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