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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, and that automation and digitalisation are likely to suppress employment and wages 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
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.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday January 21 2018, @11:43PM (3 children)
Unless it means that people get treated for costly problems that wouldn't bother them before they die of something else. There's a reason that insurance companies routinely stay away from early/preventative care.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 22 2018, @10:15PM (2 children)
Yes there is a reason, they are greedy fucks. Half the time they won't even pay out for costly problems or only partially cover it. Letting millions of people get preventative care is way more expensive than the occasional massive bill they can fight and not even fully pay.
Grow up / get real / stop making horrible arguments to cover your ignorance and sociopath beliefs.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday January 22 2018, @10:17PM (1 child)
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 23 2018, @12:17AM
You're right, they greedy and evil. I forgot to add that there. Why save money through preventative care when they can just jack up premiums and deny coverage? Your blind faith in "the market" is staggering.