OpenDemocracy can reveal every senior official at the bank – except for the governor, Andrew Bailey – has had their salary increased, averaging more than £4,300 each.

Bailey has repeatedly urged Brits not to ask for big pay rises during the cost of living crisis, claiming it could make inflation worse and destabilise the economy. Last month he said: “The UK cannot continue to have the current level of wage increases.”

#rich #bankers #incomes

#debt and #deficit are a consequence of economic inactivity: they are what we get when we have a weak economy, high #unemployment or very low #incomes @AnnPettifor @prospect_uk https://cutt.ly/o7pr0hS

An interactive map of wealth and income inequalities across Dutch municipalities. Made in R with the 'leaflet' package

#dataviz #rstats #maps #leaflet #incomes #Netherlands

http://rb.gy/ndgx

L'Australian Council of Social Service vuole che il governo federale aumenti del 50% l'indennità per le persone in cerca di lavoro nel budget di quest'anno, poiché i più poveri lottano con il costo della vita.
Oltre ad aumentare JobSeeker da $ 50 al giorno a $ 76, ACOSS vuole che il governo alba...
https://link-to.net/637870/133/dynamic/?r=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGVydGhub3cuY29tLmF1L25ld3MvYWNvc3MtZGVtYW5kcy10YXgtc2hha2UtdXAtbWFqb3ItaW5jcmVhc2UtdG8tam9ic2Vla2VyLWMtMTAwNTMyODY=
#15Marzo #jobseeker #incomes

Does more money correlate with greater happiness?: study case 🧐🤔🫰💸👇

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-money-greater-happiness.amp

#money #happiness #incomes #wellbeing

As real #incomes fell, #households likely relied on the #savings that had been accumulated during the #pandemic to fund continued consumption – notes #Fed in "Monetary Report to Congress" https://cutt.ly/X8UIQ4j

Reducing #meat & #dairy intake helps achieve other #farming goals, incl. raising #incomes, restoring nature, #carbon sequestration & limiting #taxpayer costs. Q for policy makers: Gain a stake in the burgeoning #plantbased industry or buy in from abroad? https://green-alliance.org.uk/publication/shaping-uk-land-use-priorities-for-food-nature-and-climate/

With some outlets selling super cheap books remember, the **most** an author will get on a new paper book is 10% of what you paid - sometimes less.

Here's some truth about UK #author #incomes - not much better in USCAN either

https://stephencox.co.uk/?p=1286

#BookToot #ReadingCommunity #ReadersOfMastodon #writing #books #authors #GottaEat

In the past, families with lower #incomes had more children - who else would have provided for their own old age? Today, you have to be able to afford children. This is proven by a study from #Sweden. According to the study, Swedish men and women who earn a higher income have more children. But most men stop having children when they have four. On the other hand, people with low incomes in Sweden often have no children at all.

@ahnenforschung
@genealogy@a.gup.pe

#Climate #Policy and #Inequality in #Urban #Areas : Beyond #Incomes

Opposition to climate #policies seems to arise, at least partly, from their effects on inequality. However, so far, the #impact of climate policies on inequality has mainly been studied through the lens of income inequality, and their spatial dimension is poorly understood.

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/38040

🇬🇧|Every sixth citizen in #Germany now has to skip meals because #inflation and #energy costs for e.g. #electricity are driving up prices. The #incomes are no longer sufficient. When will the #EU help 🇩🇪? #ID #Europe https://www.bild.de/bild-plus/geld/wirtschaft/politik-inland/exklusive-umfrage-deutschland-aechzt-unter-dem-teuer-schock-80352428.bild.html

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/AndersonAfDMdEP/status/1535365435507412992