Increase In Inequality = Increase In Crime?

"Corporate news wants you to feel like * crime is on the rise. But could it actually be that the forces turning your fellow Americans into criminals stems from inequality? Even in the animal kingdom, they can spot a con when they see one… "

Click on the link below for a 6-min video that presents evidence in support of the causal link between inequality and crime:

The Real Reason Crime Is Rising In America

* Is crime REALLY rising in the USA? (link)

Economic Inequality And The Future Of The USA

"The wealthy now own more of the economy than at any time since the 1920s. Meanwhile, millions in this country are barely scraping by.

"Closing our staggering wealth gap isn’t just the right thing to do. It’s essential to save our economy from collapse."

Take 5 minutes to watch this video if you want to really understand the crisis:

The Real Reason The Economy May Collapse

Race, Wealth, And Taxes

"Racial hierarchy in America is deeply embedded in big structural institutions. From housing to criminal justice to education, there are decades of scholarly work and research dissecting the lasting legacies of policies that disproportionately disenfranchise people of color. Now, tax law scholar Dorothy A. Brown has a mind-blowing new book about race and tax, uncovering the ways the tax code is constructed to build white wealth while impoverishing black Americans. In a conversation that is engaging, enlightening, and even laugh out loud funny (seriously), Brown lays out the culmination of her life’s work and explains why now could be the time to fix the system."

Click on the link before for a podcast on the subject:

The Whiteness of Wealth

Homelessness To Rise Dramatically

One of the most serious effects of rising income inequality, facilitated by the COVID-19 Pandemic, is an increase in homelessness. The podcast link below focuses in on the issue and its causes:

"Today we take a look at the easily predictable, yet growing, eviction crisis in America that is entirely thanks to a political and economic system that is structurally incapable of functioning for the benefit of people over profit."

The Great Unhousing of America

If you are a veteran or know one who is affected by this situation, this link may be helpful.