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Ignore Oxfam’s incessant red herring – DIONÉ HARLEY Reduce poverty through jobs & reduce inequality through education
Oxfam is at it again. With their latest report we are back to the same old mantra: wealth inequality is on the rise and the only solution is to tax the hell out of the rich. Further reflection reveals that the solution isn’t that simple. But first, some relevant distinctions.
Wealth and income
Wealth and income inequality are not synonymous. Wealth refers to a stock of valuable possessions – cash, shares and bonds, a house, a car. It’s also notoriously difficult to measure: property shares could be held in trusts, making it tricky to link them to individuals, and the prices of assests can fluctuate, or only be determinable once the item is sold. Income refers to a flow of money indivduals receive, such as wages from employment.
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