Wealth Distribution

If done your Menu and it is posted on KidBlog to the satisfaction of your teacher, do the readings below and answer the questions that followed. I reposted the video we saw together and talked about on Monday.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/richest-1-will-soon-own-50-of-all-wealth-oxfam-warns-1.2917564

http://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/details/society/income-inequality.aspx

http://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/commentary/infographic-99-vs-1

From the links above, address the following questions.

1. Canada is a rich country. What is happening lately to how we share our wealth?

2. If you combine the wealth of the the poorest 50%, they would have has much wealth as the _______(put in a number) richest people.

3. How many people live on less than two dollars per day?

4. List 5 developed countries that have their wealth distributed more fairly than Canada. Name a country that does a poorer job than Canada in distributing their wealth.

5. Unequal distribution of wealth and power is often listed as a factor in making a country unstable. Why?




Read the article below after you have answered the questions above.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/wealthiest-1-earn-10-times-more-than-average-canadian-1.1703017