Kutshanje, iOfisi yoHlahlo-lwabiwo-mali yeCongressional ikhuphe ingxelo malunga nokungalingani kwengeniso efumanise ukuba ingeniso ye-1% ephezulu iphantse yaphindaphindeka kathathu phakathi kwe-1979 kunye ne-2007, ngelixa abo bakumgangatho ophakathi banyuke ngaphantsi kwamashumi amane ekhulwini. Kuphononongo lwakhe luka-2007, UJared Bernstein yafumanisa ukuba ingeniso emva kwerhafu ye-1% ephezulu yayiphindwe ngama-21 ngaphezu kwaleyo yeentsapho ezinomvuzo ophakathi ngo-2005, xa kuthelekiswa "kuphela" ngamaxesha angama-8 aphezulu ngo-1979. Ngokwenene, ukungalingani kuye kwanda.
Intshukumo egqubayo ye-Occupy Wall Street, kunye nesiqubulo sayo esithi, โSingama-99%,โ itsala ingqwalasela emandla ekusasazweni kokungalingani okugqithisileyo kwengeniso kunye nobutyebi kwi-US Critiques ibandakanya ukungabikho kokusesikweni kwemivuzo ephezulu (kunye nokungabikho kokuvalelwa) Abaphathi beWall Street, ngenxa yokuba izenzo zabo ezingekho mthethweni zabangela ukungaqeshwa kunye nokungabi namakhaya kwezigidi; impembelelo eyonakalisayo kwinkqubo yedemokhrasi yokuxinana kobutyebi ezandleni zabambalwa; kunye nokuziphatha kakubi okusisiseko kwe-1% ephezulu kakhulu kunokuba banokuze bachithe, ngelixa izigidi zabantu baseMelika ziswele izindlu, ukhathalelo lwempilo, kunye nokutya.
Kodwa kukho naziphi na ezinye iingxaki ezinzulu zoluntu ezinxulumene nokungalingani ezingacacanga kangako, kwaye ezithe zafumana ingqwalasela encinci kwintshukumo yeOccupy okanye kumajelo eendaba. Ngokutsho kwabaphandi uRichard Wilkinson kunye noKate Pickett, uluntu olulinganayo luqhube kakuhle kakhulu kunezinye ezilinganayo ngeendlela ezilishumi elinesihlanu eziphambili:
ยท IMPILO YOMZIMBA: Abantu abakuluntu olulingana ngakumbi baphila ixesha elide, umlinganiselo omncinci wabantwana bafa besebantwaneni, kwaye impilo yokuzimela ibhetele.
ยท IMPILO YENGQONDO: Abantu abakuluntu olulinganayo abanakufane babe nengxaki yokugula ngengqondo.
ยท UKUSETYENZISWA KABI KWEZIYOBISI: Abantu abakuluntu olulingana ngakumbi abanakufane basebenzise iziyobisi ezingekho mthethweni.
ยท IMFUNDO: Abantwana baqhuba bhetele esikolweni kuluntu olulinganayo.
ยท EENTOLONGWENI: Imibutho engalinganiyo ilukhuni (kuba) ivalela umlinganiselo ophezulu wabantu.
ยท UKUtyeba ngokugqithisileyo: Ukutyeba kakhulu akuxhaphakanga kwiindawo ezilinganayo.
ยท UKUTYHUNYWA KOLUNTU: Kukho ukushukumiseka koluntu ngakumbi kuluntu olulinganayo.
ยท UKUTHEMBA NOBOMI BOLUNTU: Uluntu lubambisene ngakumbi kwaye abantu bayathembana ngakumbi kuluntu olulinganayo.
ยท UGONYAMELO: Amazinga okubulala asezantsi kwaye abantwana bafumana ubundlobongela obuncinane kwiindawo ezilinganayo.
ยท UKUZALWA KWABAFIKISAYO: Ukuba ngumama okwishumi elivisayo akuxhaphakanga kwiindawo ezingalinganiyo.
ยท IMPILO YOMNTWANA: Imilinganiselo ye-UNICEF yempilo-ntle yabantwana ibhetele kwiindawo ezilingana ngakumbi.
Lilonke, ukungalingani kwemivuzo kuyingozi kwimpilo yethu, nakuluntu lwethu. Oku kufunyanisiweyo komeleza kakhulu imeko yemigaqo-nkqubo ejolise ekwenzeni ulwabiwo lwethu lwengeniso lulingane ngakumbi.
Ikhwelo le-Occupy Movement lokulingana kwemivuzo enkulu likwafumana inkxaso kwenye into efunyaniswe nguWilkinson noPickett. Bafumanise ukuba ukuncitshiswa kwinqanaba lokungalingani kuphucula impilo-ntle yoluntu ngaphezu kokunyuka kwe-GDP. Oku kufunyanisiweyo kuchasene nesiseko somgaqo-nkqubo wethu wezoqoqosho โ wokuba i-GDP ngowona mlinganiselo ubalaseleyo wentlalontle. Icebisa ukuba imigaqo-nkqubo exhasa ukukhula ekhokelela ekonyukeni kokungalingani ngenyani inokwenza abantu babe mbi ngakumbi, nokuba bayayinyusa i-GDP. Ngokwahlukileyo, ukunyuka kweerhafu kwizityebi akuyi kwandisa ukulunga kuphela, kodwa kunokunyusa intlalontle, nangona benokunciphisa i-GDP ngokudimaza utyalo-mali lwenkunzi.
Lixesha lokuba thina bantu, kunye nabameli bethu eWashington, siqonde indlela okungenampilo ngayo ukungalingani kuthi nakuluntu lwethu. Sonke sifanele siyiqhwabele izandla i-Occupy Movement ngokuzisa le ngxaki eluntwini, kwaye kufuneka sibathelele ekufuneni amagosa karhulumente athathe amanyathelo aqinisekileyo ukubuyisela umva lo mkhwa ungafanelekanga. Ngelixa i-1% ephezulu inokusebenzisa inzuzo yabo yezoqoqosho kunye namandla ahambelanayo ukuqhubela phambili ubutyebi babo, siyabakhuthaza endaweni yoko ukuba bajoyine i-99% ekunyanzeleni ukulingana ngakumbi-njengoko uWarren Buffet eye-kwaye, mhlawumbi, ukuphucula impilo yabo kunye nokuphila kakuhle- ukuba kwinkqubo. Sonke kufuneka sifune ukwabiwa kwakhona kwengeniso - "ukusasaza ubutyebi ngeenxa zonke" njengoko kubekwa umgqatswa welo xesha u-Barack Obama kuJoe umtywini wemibhobho yamanzi - kunye nezibonelelo ezingaphezulu kwaye mhlawumbi ziqwalaselwe ngelo xesha.
UJulie Matthaei uprofesa wezoqoqosho kwiKholeji yaseWellesley, kunye nomseki kunye nelungu lebhodi ye-US Solidarity Economy Network; [imeyile ikhuselwe]
UNeil Wollman nguMhlengi oMkhulu, iBentley Alliance kwiiNdlela zokuziphatha kunye noXanduva lweNtlalo; IYunivesithi yaseBentley. Ujongene nemiba yoxanduva lwenkampani; [imeyile ikhuselwe]
I-ZNetwork ixhaswa ngemali kuphela ngesisa sabafundi bayo.
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