The age of increasing inequality : the astonishing rise of Canada's 1%
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The age of increasing inequality : the astonishing rise of Canada's 1%
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Canada is in a new era. For 35 years, the country has become vastly wealthier, but most people have not. For the top 1%, and even more for the top 0.1%, the last 35 years have been a bonanza. Canadians know very well that there's a huge problem. It's expressed in resistance to tax increases, concerns over unaffordable housing, demands for higher minimum wages, and pressure for action on the lack of good full time jobs for new graduates. For politicians, for the country's leading citizens, for think tanks and business and economics commentators, this is awkward. So rising inequality is rarely mentioned in celebrations of economic growth, higher real estate prices, and increases in the value of stocks. Finally, a distinguished Canadian economist is breaking the silence with a compelling and readable account which describes and explains this new age of increasing inequality.
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