This is healthcare for profit - even when you have insurance, getting the care you need can drive you into bankruptcy even when the procedure is not politically charged.
#onlyinAmerica #healthcare #incomeinequity
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/16/cost-of-abortion-us-expense?CMP=share_btn_tw

As I was reading this, what came into my mind was the mindset that I share with those residents - when you choose to live in a remote area, you don't always realize "amenities" includes protection. And then I was humbled to realize my privilege was showing as so many in the world live without "law enforcement" as it is depicted here...
#incomeinequity
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/16/rancho-tehama-reserve-california-police-patrols?CMP=share_btn_tw

It's not just retail, dining and janitorial services that try and get away with this nonsense - tech and banking like to play this game too!
#work #incomeinequity
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/06/business/economy/managers-overtime-pay.html?unlocked_article_code=l2uNnZxh_5BFpTLjdb8rLFuIaMZtWaAd5ggJQQ3JGL_kk_xMDytgBHxL6q6yfCav4zIj822-IJGna3lbYxp_u6JIdfCc0E3STXYVTOHBH5BBaysusKNFCL8ZraYh0H5VzFzc4pWJFIRPsVIzjVWAhJPJN_lD4CfeleIP8So8YDNT6ey17Jy4lkdBxy7lFECHeSa6dlDLTkhrkUwoZijE6TfKjv1U8rQhNavFhwJhjz7ysDPlJKyjvsz4JK3M17ux44ohfxYWbiLPelNEtC33NR1_0TSGBzQ_8pxQNOW40rYhcvmriC_y5yTlrhAjCqYQa-ev1ViL_WZXnHGcHQcwaYgpRJbqh9pQ&smid=tw-share

The well off have resources others don't have
#incomeinequity
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-social-inequities-poor-longer.html via @physorg_com

You're not crazy: It doesn't just SEEM like new cars are out of reach. They ARE out of reach. Basically, only the rich can afford cars less than 10 years old now.

#CarPrices #IncomeInequity #Economy

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-02-14/new-car-prices-are-so-high-only-rich-americans-can-afford-them

THIS is healthcare in America: best care in the world if and only if you can afford it. Got insurance? Rest assured, they will find every possible loophole to keep from paying up
#incomeinequity

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/30/1151778684/a-baby-spent-36-days-at-an-in-network-hospital-why-did-her-parents-get-a-huge-bi?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

The value of city life varies according to your income
#incomeinequity
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-urban-elites-seize-benefits-big.html via @physorg_com

#incomeinequity thru the ages

https://bigthink.com/the-past/wealth-history-inequality/

What getting a title does...
#incomeinequity
"...firms avoid paying for over 151 million employee-hours by strategically using managerial titles." ... "It costs the average affected employee $3,194, or 13.5% of their total salary."

https://popular.info/p/director-of-first-impressions-how?utm_source=substack&publication_id=1664&post_id=95950027&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true
by @JuddLegum

"In a staggering example of economic parasitism, these companies trick people into paying for a service that a civilized government should provide for free, and then take that money and block any proposals to set up a free service."
#incomeinequity
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/faroe-islands-denmark-tax-system-america/672401/

Federal money is designed to help those who cannot afford to rebuild, not assist in increasing the value of the property values of the 1%
#incomeinequity
https://politi.co/3YPSqux

The real story is that loopholes in the tax code need to be closed so "...wealthy tax cheats—hundreds of partnership interests, highly-questionable deductions, and debts that can be shifted around to wipe out tax liabilities” can no longer be used
#incomeinequity

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/3784189-how-trump-paid-0-in-income-tax-in-2020/