SOCIOL 1A06 Lecture Notes - Progressive Tax, Living Wage, Immigration Policy
2 Mar 2013
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How easy or hard it is to climb the social ladder: measured generationally. This is a measure of social structure, not of individuals. Income and wealth inequality primarily caused by: economy, labour market. Sorts people into different jobs: social policy. Race, ethnic and gender inequalities: economy/labour market/policy, segregation, social structure, discrimination, family. If a shortage of goods, price of those goods increase: fewer people can afford whatever they need, value of their salaries decrease. We (citizens, voters) decide how much inequality we prefer. Jan 11/10: social benefits, poverty relief, progressive taxation shrinks inequality, regressive taxation policies expands inequality. Bridge tolls and other flat taxes are progressive taxes. Reducing inequality: welfare & social services, childcare benefit, universal benefits are progressive and therefore decreases inequality (e. g. , childcare benefit, universal healthcare, minimum wage, public education, old age security(oas)/canada pension plan (cpp) Increasing inequality: corporate tax breaks, tax shelters, loopholes, low capital gains tax.
