Income Inequality by Scott Morrison https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk The rich get richer while the poor get poorer. en-us 2021-09-21 23:59:06 UTC 2023-02-07 09:56:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f451.png Income Growth Data by Wealth Groups scottmorrison3 https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1758614473 This graph shows on the Y axis average income after taxes. The X axis shows time in years from 1980 to 2010. The red line represents the earnings of the top 1% of of earnings. This line has gone up since 1980 while the rest of people have moved slightly or not at all. ]]> 2021-09-22 00:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1758614473 Definition and Description of Income Inequality Today scottmorrison3 https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1758630706 Income inequality refers to the unequal ways that individuals receive money (income). ]]> 2021-09-22 00:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1758630706 Key Facts of Inequality scottmorrison3 https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1758638025 (short list of facts about inequality in the US.)

In 2010, the top 5 percent of U.S. households received more than 24 percent of total after-tax income, while the lowest 20 percent received slightly more than 6 percent.]]> 2021-09-22 00:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1758638025 Who is impacted by income inequality? scottmorrison3 https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1758654038 Income inequality is different, generally, depending on who you are and what you look like. This website breaks down income inequality through many lenses including race, education and gender. ]]> 2021-09-22 00:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1758654038 Actions To Solve Income Inequality scottmorrison3 https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1758666223 Authors from the Economic Policy Institute suggest the following for congress to do:
-increase the federal minimum wage
-expand eligibility for overtime pay
-address gender and racial pay disparities
-protect and strengthen worker's rights to organize collectively and bargain with their employers.]]> 2021-09-22 00:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1758666223 Background Information scottmorrison3 https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1758673237 -Income inequality has been going up over the last 30-40 years.
-Income inequality is worse if you are a POC or a woman. 
-The decline in union membership has fueled inequality
-Laws have not been implemented to lessen the effects of inequality but they can be.]]> 2021-09-22 00:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1758673237 What is the problem with income inequality? scottmorrison3 https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1772103005 -Income inequality keeps people poor.
-While the biggest income increases go to the wealthy, those who are making small amounts of money are not seeing much wage growth.]]> 2021-09-27 18:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1772103005 Works Cited scottmorrison3 https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1774994155 These are my sources!]]> 2021-09-28 15:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/scottmorrison3/bwt88gc7rjpwyyuk/wish/1774994155