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Edited by Progo: 6/16/2015 7:09:55 PM
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"Pay low income families more" -IMF

Increase pay for the poor

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Do not change the pay

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[quote] The idea that increased income inequality makes economies more dynamic has been rejected by an International Monetary Fund study, which shows the widening income gap between rich and poor is bad for growth. A report by five IMF economists dismissed “trickle-down” economics, and said that if governments wanted to increase the pace of growth they should concentrate on helping the poorest 20% of citizens. The study – covering advanced, emerging and developing countries – said technological progress, weaker trade unions, globalisation and tax policies that favoured the wealthy had all played their part in making widening inequality “the defining challenge of our time”. The IMF report said the way income is distributed matters for growth. “If the income share of the top 20% increases, then GDP growth actually declines over the medium term, suggesting that the benefits do not trickle down. In contrast, an increase in the income share of the bottom 20% is associated with higher GDP growth,” said the report. [/quote] Thoughts? Edit: That feel when you can tell everyone is just liking the bobcast comment and moving on instead of commenting.

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  • They should provide with the necessary resources to live and progress not just hand them money like nothing so that they can't spend on whatever they want. If we are going to give poor people free money, we might as well be in control it to prevent the from wasting it on useless things. [quote]Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.[/quote]

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