More: 'Record gap' between rich and poor, OECD report concludes | CTV News (May 21, 2015)In most of the 34 countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development the income gap is at its highest level in three decades, with the richest 10 per cent of the population earning 9.6 times the income of the poorest 10 per cent.
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"We have reached a tipping point. Inequality in OECD countries is at its highest since records began,” said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria.
It's interesting that despite this, the left / socialists are unable to capitalize on it (pun intended!) or offer a convincing alternative economic vision. Instead, it seems to be the far right which is winning support.
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