Diving into the rich pool from “The Economist” online website Obama and few other governments in the Euro Zone would like to tax the rich more to help pay off government deficits. They have some support from the very rich like Warren Buffett on this approach. Wealthy Germans and French have signed petition in favour of higher taxes. Luca Di (Ferrari owner) says its “right” for the rich to pay more. Three crucial questions the article is asking: What share of tax do the rich actually pay? What
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The ever widening gap between rich and poor can not be bridged. Why do some nations become rich while others remain poor? Traditional mainstream economic growth theory has done little to answer this question—during most of the twentieth century the theory focused on models that assumed growth was a simple function of labor‚ capital‚ and technology. Economic inequality is growing in the world’s richest countries‚ and the gap between rich and poor has widened over the last 20 years in nearly
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The different lifestyles and experiences‚ of rich and poor people in the 19th century Britain. The quality of life in the Victorian times depended on whether people were rich or poor. Wealthy people enjoyed a good and easy life‚ but on the other hand poorer people had a rough and hard life‚ often ending up in the workhouse or early death. By 1851 British society divided into social classes. The aristocracy were powerful and wealthy. The middle class‚ who ran the businesses‚ were ambitious and
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democracy to some countries‚ governance in others have remained the same. Amongst the countries involved in the Arab Spring‚ there are poorer countries like Syria‚ Tunisia and Libya. Thus‚ given the international spotlight that these countries were under‚ it is critical for us to know if democracy is an ideology that should be embraced by poorer countries. I feel that poorer countries should embrace democracy except if they are confident that their leaders are upright and will always place the interest
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Lending financial aid to poor countries has become a trend of rich countries since the second half of the 20th century. In my opinion‚ it doesn’t matter whether rich countries should lend poor ones financial aid or not but the way poor countries utilize this capital source because financial aid has both pros and cons. For the first reason‚ financial aid is a helpful source to poor countries. It provides huge capital for these nations to develop infrastructure‚ improve education as well as health
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Should rich people pay more taxes than poor people? Taxes are money that people and business must pay in order to support the government. The government uses the money for building roads‚ helping schools‚ and maintaining other public services. For example‚ parks‚ buildings‚ and more public utilities. People dread paying these taxes every year because large amounts of money get taken away. To make it fair‚ everybody should pay equal amounts regardless of their income. Both rich and poor should
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“For richer‚ for poorer” Summary In his or her article “For richer‚ for poorer” (The Economist 2012) the author maintains that growing economic inequality is one of the biggest challenges of our time. The article basically explains how and why income inequality is no longer good for our economy. This‚ as the author explains‚ is because the lower class‚ and in some cases the middle class‚ are no longer able to afford higher education. This lack of education seriously impedes an individual’s economic
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How rich is rich in the Philippines? June 21‚ 2010 http://www.pinoymoneytalk.com/socioeconomic-class-philippines-rich/ Who are considered “rich” in the Philippines? For starters‚ you’re “rich” if you belong to the list of the Top 10 Richest Filipinos. However‚ even if your net worth does not run into billions of pesos yet‚ you may still be considered “rich” as per the definition of the National Statical Coordination Board (NSCB). Based on NSCB computations using the Family Income and Expenditure
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Are the Rich Necessary? Economic Problem and Science If we can promote economic growth through cooperation‚ the scientific method could help us separate the truth and error to find the best approach for cooperation. However creating wealth is not the same as building a building‚ an engine and etc because same set of rules doesn’t apply to everyone. Economics is a human behavior and humans are extremely unpredictable. The Rich Some people referred to as egalitarians or equalitarian wishes
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WHY IS THE DRC SO POOR? The Democratic Republic of Congo is a country well known for its money problems. Every day the country endures in work harder than most people in the UK can imagine‚ these problems can be sorted into three different sectors‚ historical‚ social economics or environmental issues. Poverty is most severe in the country’s rural areas where people are more isolated and there is little investment. The country has faced many unfortunate historical events in the past causing the country
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