Unveiling the true causes of the opioid crisis: Beyond medical factors

Richard A. Lawhern is a patient advocate.

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#OpioidCrisis #SocialDeterminants #HealthInequality #WageStagnation #CommunityDecline #FamilyBreakdown #WealthInequality #USChallenges

purpose of causing a tranche of the work force into #unemployment . Like that is not the quiet part. The Feds say that out loud and they call it "causing pain". Did I miss anything?

The Fed's WANT more unemployment because it will decrease worker bargaining power thus tamping down wage increases AFTER 30 years of #WageStagnation . So far am I miss stating any of the points?

So this is the part where I get confused. MY take away from this is that what the "authorities" consider a well oiled

Workers £11,000 worse off per year due to 15 years of wage stagnation | Morning Star
#WageStagnation
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/workers-11000-worse-off-per-year-due-to-15-years-of-wage-stagnation

#UK #WageStagnation #Inflation: "Fifteen years of wage stagnation has left British workers £11,000 worse off per year, according to research shared exclusively with BBC Panorama.

The figures come from the Resolution Foundation think tank, which focuses on low-to-middle income households.

It also found typical UK household incomes have fallen further behind those in Germany. In 2008, the gap was over £500 a year, now it is £4,000.

The Treasury says the UK economy is more resilient than many predicted.

In his Budget speech last week, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt acknowledged there is still enormous pressure on people's finances.

In recent months, wages have failed to keep up with rising costs, meaning that millions of Britons have, in effect, had a pay cut."

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64970708

ECB confronts a cold reality: companies are cashing in on inflation | Reuters

Profits, not wages, are driving inflation in Europe. Has the Fed looked at this in Australia? #Inflation #WageStagnation

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/ecb-confronts-cold-reality-companies-are-cashing-inflation-2023-03-02/

Globalisation and privatisation are pushing UK families into poverty | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/02/28/globalisation-and-privatisation-are-pushing-uk-families-into-poverty/

#poverty #costofliving #wagestagnation #corporation #profit #globalisation #privatisation #New_Labour #Conservative #Tory #Tories