Role of government in social inequality Flashcards
1
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Tax
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- Used by gov to redistribute wealth from prosperous to lest prosperous, fairer
- Progressive tax system, better pay = more tax
- Essential items like food exempt from tax
2
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Subsides
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- Subsides for poor people
- Children may get free school meals
- Pensioners may get subsides for fuel / transport
- Free child care for single parents
- Benefits for low income families
3
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Planning
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- Govs, charities, housing agencies priorities upgrading of poor areas
- Organised geographically
4
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Law
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- Legislation outlaws discrimination
- Give equal rights / opportunities to all groups
- Minimum wage legislation
5
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Education
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- Funding for training & upgrading skills
- Raising skill levels + qualifications
- Boost economic growth
6
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Pensions
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- Spending on pensions doubled
- Increasing life expectancy
- Age of state pension withdrawal increasing,
- Poorest members of society rely on state pensions
- Some pensioners are wealthy, can have occupational pensions, additional income
7
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Healthcare
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- Provided by gov and private organisations
- Paid via taxes, used as many times as needed
- shortage in rural areas
- Fears of immunisation in migrants
- Becomes more technological
8
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Rural services
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- Been many decades of effort to support remote areas
- Education, housing, employment concentrated in towns, villages, acts as hub for surrounding
- Due to improvements in mobility, people no longer rely on nearest services (home delivery)
