Inequality : (13)

" The gap between rich and poor under President Obama is getting bigger because fewer well-paying jobs are available. Corporations are being taxed to the hilt and are loathe to add more workers. Thus, salaries fall because there are more than enough applicants to fill any job vacancy. " - Bill O'Reilly

" In middle-income countries, inequality becomes a problem because you can see there is a layer of people who are doing well, while the poor are still stuck there. We have 300 million poor in India. " - Sri Mulyani Indrawati

" In America, the top 1 percent led the country into war and economic devastation, leaving the less fortunate to fight for one and pay for both. " - Graydon Carter

" Algerians cannot offer what they do not have themselves. Many homes have running water for just an hour a day. In the cities and towns there are hotels, even resorts, and in the southern Sahara, where the rock art is second to none, organised tours are available. " - Carol Drinkwater

" India’s rigid social structure limits intergenerational economic mobility and fosters acceptance of vast wealth disparities. " - Steven Rattner

" Not only does the UK have the highest levels of regional inequality among the major economies, the imbalance is widening, not narrowing. " - David Olusoga

" Given the relativity concept, poverty cannot be eliminated. Indeed, an economic upturn with a broad improvement in household income does not guarantee a decrease in the size of the poor population, especially when the income growth of households below the poverty line is less promising than the overall. " - Carrie Lam

" All the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer. " - William Henry Harrison

" Too many people feel stuck in the middle – not wealthy by any measure, but doing just well enough that the social safety net isn’t there for them. They feel left behind by a system that isn’t listening to them and an economy that isn’t rewarding them for their hard work. " - Roy Cooper

" For the past 20 years, the PAP has had a strong monopoly. However, prosperity has not flowed to all Singaporeans. " - Tan Cheng Bock