THE GROWING GAP ON FAMILY INCOME INEQUALITY

BC’S GROWING GAP: FAMILY INCOME INEQUALITY, 1976-2006

This study from March 2009 reveals that BC’s poor and middle class families are in worse financial shape than their parents’ generation. The study finds that fully 60% of families with children are earning less than their counterparts in the late 1970’s, while incomes for the wealthiest 10% have increased dramatically. The result is a widening gap between the rich and the rest of the population.  

Paying for the negative effects of poverty costs much more than dealing with it directly.

Poverty is not just a hardship for those who experience it.  It is costly to the province, and when people say we can’t afford a poverty reduction plan, they fail to consider the large amount we spend, year after year, paying for the consequences of poverty.

 At GLBC we come together with other local and international organizations to raise awareness on poverty,  inequality, and talk about improving the health and well-being of all the people globally. We advocate for accountability,  and comprehensive measures, pushing for poverty reduction plan that will help to reduce poverty level, inequality, and homelessness in our societies, with the focus on universal human rights.