hi all,

an element here that does not often come up in ways to manage the growth in income inequality (and presumably increasing asset inequality) is the fact that the us and canada have had profound changes in their economies over the past 50 years.  we are now a service based, high finance (read global command and control) economy- our wealth is generated not by producing things, but by organizing how things get produced and consumed- and then by the services that are provided to others in that process.  these structural changes, leading to a society that is very different from the industrial base that created americas wealth in places like pittsburgh.  and it creates a market for labor that has little bite to get improved salaries overall, but rather only for people who occupy the pinnacles of the command and control economy.  
i have not found a very good answer about what to do about this.  would love some thoughts- are some redirection!

ken
pittsburgh


-----Original Message-----
From: Social Determinants of Health on behalf of Breen, Nancy (NIH/NCI) [E]
Sent: Sun 4/1/2007 3:06 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [SDOH] The eradication of income inequality
 
Persistent income inequality and increasing income inequality do not
resonate in the US unless the prevailing political ideology allows for
income redistribution via taxation, social welfare programs, etc.  Such
an ideology prevailed during the 1970s but lost currency in 1980, with
the election of Ronald Reagan, and has not returned since.  It could
change but so far it hasn't.

BTW, I think that SDOH is broader than income inequality, though as an
economist, I think that economic inequalities are fundemental to
differential SDOH and to differential health outcomes.  

Cheers.

-----Original Message-----
From: John Courtneidge [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 11:14 PM
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Subject: The eradication of income inequality

Dear friends

A bath-time an 'ah, ha!' moment.

Is the phrase 'income inequality' one that might carry the SDOH,
abolition of poverty, etc, message better/best of all?

Thus, the titled objective, rather than the present circumstance of
'managed income inequality', 'maintained income inequality', 'entrenched
income inequality', etc.

Any thoughts?

Hope so!

hugs

john

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