If concern for justice doesn't move us, maybe the bottom line should.
Research shows that equality leads to economic growth.
Wherever you turn, the data show a widening gap between rich and poor. With amazing consistency, this basic fact holds true around the world. Rich nations are lengthening their already huge economic lead on the world's poor nations. Within countries themselves, the same pattern of widening gaps between rich and poor is evident. This seems as true for Canada and the United States as it is for China, Brazil, Kenya and Togo.