All Videos Tagged USA (The Activist Motivator) - The Activist Motivator2024-05-07T06:43:01Zhttp://activism101.ning.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=USA&rss=yes&xn_auth=noIs the American Dream Still Alive? - Wealth Inequality Compared Among Nationstag:activism101.ning.com,2011-07-17:3143100:Video:142272011-07-17T07:37:16.518ZCromaghttp://activism101.ning.com/profile/Cromag
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</a> <br></br>Last week - Canadian Members of Parliament brought up in important issue in their House of Commons...wealth inequality. A motion was agreed upon across Party lines that read: "This House notes the findings...that societies with smaller income differences between rich and poor have fewer health and social problems, such as teenage births, violence, mental illness and drug abuse;…
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</a><br />Last week - Canadian Members of Parliament brought up in important issue in their House of Commons...wealth inequality. A motion was agreed upon across Party lines that read: "This House notes the findings...that societies with smaller income differences between rich and poor have fewer health and social problems, such as teenage births, violence, mental illness and drug abuse; further notes that such societies have higher levels of trust between citizens and more social mobility; and therefore encourages the Government to promote policies that reduce income inequality." In other words - they're going to do something about the richer getting richer and the poor getting poorer. So isn't it about time we do the same?