Rich-poor divide accelerating, says OECD
Source: BBC
The gap between rich and poor widened more in the three years to 2010 than in the previous 12 years, the OECD group of industrialised nations has said.
It says the richest 10% of society in the 33 OECD countries received 9.5 times that of the poorest in terms of income, up from nine times in 2007.
Those with the biggest gaps included the US, Turkey, Mexico and Chile.
The OECD says that if governments do not stop cutting back on welfare support this gap will grow wider.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22545210
Link to OECD page, with an easy way to compare a country's stats with the OECD average: http://www.oecd.org/social/income-distribution-database.htm
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ALL according to plan.
"They" have developed the Jobless Recovery and the Free Trade Invisible Hand Religion into a powerful bi-partisan SCAM,
complete with smooth talking Front Men, the illusion of a choice,
and diversionary Side Shows for misdirection.
The MOST IMPORTANT Political Issue of the last 25 years:
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This doesn't happen by accident.
Everything else is secondary.
DURec!
You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their promises or excuses.
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