What do each of US feel about Wealth Inequality.

[Tim Sheens]

Perhaps going off topic, but in my opinion 'real change' can only happen from actual structural policy change at a Federal government level. What we see almost every election is a reshuffle of the same ideas with fancy new names & a % here moved to a % over there & a promise that they will achieve some socially acceptable ideal with no basis on how to do it.

Much like I believe the only way the Tigers can achieve any kind of dominance over the Big 5 or 6 clubs of recent times is by changing how the game plays (ie- Tim Sheens-Ball in 2005 changed how teams were playing), the only way we can shift the inadequacy of current society is through outside-the-box thinking.

Not sure how exited any of you are for a bit of outside-the-box thinking, but in 1910, the Danish government did just that....& they have a quite unique & effective way of dealing with housing in their country.

Housing for Everyone, the Danish Way

Over the last 100 years, Denmark has taken structural and local policy implementation approaches to housing that have much to teach the Bay Area. We got to meet leaders in government, architecture, housing and sustainability who shared their insights and fielded our group’s many questions about...

www.spur.org

It's this kind of thinking (not necessarily copying this plan) that can actually change any kind of social failing we experience.

Sure did change the way teams play, because from that point on Melbourne became even bigger mongrels in the ruck, with new ideas about chicken wings etcetera, and wrestling has been a blight on the game ever since.

Back to the topic, taxation needs to return to similar levels of that before the right increased their haste in ruining worker organisations and any semblance of wealth equality. If your are on the right and find that offensive, suck on the fact that it coincides with the fall of union membership.

Their project has always been to divide and conquer, with race and immigrants basically the only tool left in their box to retain control. The trouble is their toolbox now includes virtually all media, especially social media, which is overwhelmingly controlled by the rich/right and full of bots and foreign accounts spreading further disinformation. Gaining Tic Tok will have their cup overflowing.

 

[Leck]

Part of it is yes, but part of it is as I described it as well.
People earning $100-120k/annum earn every cent of their pay. They should be free to decide if they give.
Most of them work long hours and sacrifice family time and holidays etc to bring home this dough. Him placing moral or ethical pressure on them to sacrifice further is nasty shit in my book.
The plight of people in developing and third world countries is not their problem. Go after the evil POS’s who are responsible.

I’m with you, mate. There isn’t a single answer that resolves all the challenges needed to take inequality through to complete parity. @BZN has done a great job promoting this discussion.