Tag #Economic Inequality

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Generation X: Unhappiness and Financial Hardship

A recent study reveals that Generation X, born between 1965 and 1980, reports the lowest happiness levels among generations, with 31% stating unhappiness, due to economic hardships during their peak earning years and facing potential pension cuts in retirement.

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Big Tech's Colonial Analogy: Unchecked Power and the Need for Regulation

Big Tech companies, led by figures like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, are increasingly compared to colonial companies due to their monopolistic practices, control over vast populations, and influence on global political discourse; this raises concerns about unchecked power and the need for governme...

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Kempf's Updated Critique: Capitalism's Radicalization and the Super-Rich

French journalist Hervé Kempf's new graphic novel, "How the Rich Plunder the Earth," released in Spain, updates his 2007 book by highlighting the worsening ecological crisis and increased wealth concentration among the super-rich, arguing that capitalism's radicalization, exemplified by figures like...

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EU Housing Market: Prices Soar, Affordability Plummets

Soaring construction costs, limited housing supply, and investment purchases have driven housing prices to record highs in several EU countries, with Hungary seeing a threefold increase since 2015, while rental costs have also risen significantly across the EU, impacting affordability and delaying y...

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Greece's Fiscal Success Hides Deep Economic Challenges

Greece's fiscal success masks persistent challenges: a negative current account balance, €75 billion in non-performing loans (2024), and devaluation of labor, threatening long-term prosperity.

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UK Considers Millions in Funding for Deprived Neighbourhoods

The UK government is considering a multi-million pound investment in 613 deprived neighbourhoods to address social and economic issues driving support for Reform UK, based on an Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods report.

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No Poverty
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USDA Budget Cuts Cause Food Bank Rationing

The Trump administration's $1 billion cut to USDA programs, including $500 million from food banks, severely impacted food distribution, forcing one food pantry to reduce food assistance from 3-5 days to 2 days every 30 days and causing a major food bank to lose 2.4 million pounds of food annually.

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Zero Hunger
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Republican Budget Bill: Tax Cuts, Increased Military Spending, and Medicaid/SNAP Cuts

House Republicans' proposed budget bill includes substantial tax cuts favoring the wealthy, increased military spending, and major cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, potentially harming millions of low-income Americans and causing significant cost shifts to state governments.

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No Poverty
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Europe's Widening Wealth Gap Fuels Political Unrest

A new study highlights the growing wealth inequality in Europe, mirroring 19th-century social injustices and fueled by regressive tax policies since the 1980s, leading to political instability and the rise of populist parties.

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Tariffs Squeeze Black-Owned Beauty Businesses

US tariffs on Chinese goods, though lowered, still heavily impact Black-owned beauty businesses, many of whom rely on Chinese manufacturers for up to 90% of products, leading to increased costs and threatening their survival amid a 71% drop in investment in Black-owned businesses in 2023.

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US Housing Market Shows Uneven Recovery: Affordability Remains a Major Challenge

A new report reveals that while the US housing market's supply crunch is easing, affordability remains severely limited for low- and moderate-income households, with only a slight improvement for middle-income buyers and a worsening situation in some markets.

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Underfunded Spanish Regions Demand Funding Reform to Avoid Public Service Collapse

Four underfunded Spanish regions are demanding a fairer distribution of state funds, citing a €137 billion accumulated deficit since 2008 and warning that the current system risks a collapse of public services; Andalusia needs €13.411 billion more to reach the national average.

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