gcse economics - how we live - income, wealth & inequality
INCOME
This is money that a person receives over a period of time. It could be weekly, monthly or annually.
Examples:
- Wages (per week) Salaries (per month)
- Rent payments on their property Income from shares (dividends)
- Sale of shares
WEALTH
The stock of what a person owns or possesses
Examples:
- Money in the bank House
- Material goods e.g. cars, TV’s Shares
INEQUALITY
The unequal distribution of income and wealth in society
e.g. 1% of the population owns 20% of the nations wealth
&
50% of the population owns only 6% of the nations wealth
CAUSES OF INEQUALITY
- Different wages e.g. Beckham / roadsweeper
- Different levels of skill and education
- Inheritance (being born into it)
- Taking a risk and gaining a reward e.g. setting up business / shares
HOW TO REDUCE INEQUALITY
- Make the higher earners pay more income tax. (progressive ) (see page
)
- Increase benefits for the unemployed
- Increase the minimum wage for low earners
- Increase inheritance tax (when people are given family money)
- Increase pensions
ACTION
a. What is bad about inequality in the UK?
b. Why do some people argue that is good to have some inequality in the UK?
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