Panama Papers Fade as Wealth Gap Widens: Why Outrage Alone Won't Fix Economic Injustice
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The richest 1% in Canada saw a 9.4% increase in income in 2021 while working-class Canadians faced diminishing financial stability.
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The Panama Papers in 2016 exposed trillions in hidden offshore wealth of the global elite, but public outrage was fleeting.
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We've become desensitized to stories of the wealthy exploiting legal and financial systems they created to hoard more wealth.
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Outrage alone isn't enough - we need to organize and demand structural changes through mass politics and left policies.
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If we just move on after stories of inequality, we consent to our own economic repression - we must fight for economic justice.