Posted 1/28/2024, 2:21:00 PM
Inequality Persists as Working Conditions Stagnate, Privatization Excludes, and Climate Crisis Looms
- Corporations preserve status quo that harms working class through low wages and anti-union efforts
- Privatization of public services like healthcare and education drives inequality by excluding those who can't pay
- Inflation has far outpaced wages, causing 800 million workers to lose out on $1.5 trillion in last 2 years
- Climate change worsens inequality, yet billionaires profit from fossil fuel companies driving emissions
- It could take 230 years to solve poverty based on current trends, while first trillionaire expected in next decade