On 29/10/2011 5:34 PM, X ` Man wrote:
On 10/29/11 7:31 PM, Canuck57 wrote:
On 29/10/2011 6:28 AM, X ` Man wrote:
This from a very serious and respected foundation



Gütersloh, 27.10.2011
Social injustice in the OECD by poverty and lack of education

The differences in the prevention of poverty and access to educational
opportunities are immense in the OECD. Best of all the northern European
countries provide for equal achievement opportunities, while many
continental European and Anglo-Saxon welfare states considerable pent-up
demand. Laggards are the USA, Greece, Chile, Mexico and Turkey.

Northern Europe leads the way
An international comparison shows that "social justice and market
performance is not necessarily exclude each other, this show in
particular the Nordic countries." Said Aart de Geus, a board member of
the Bertelsmann Foundation, at the presentation of the study. On the
first places of the justice index are Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden
and Finland.

Poverty and the growing gap between rich and poor is a major problem in
the OECD. Of the 31 countries examined, on average, 10.8 percent of the
people are poor. This means they have to live with less than half the
national median household income.

U.S.: 21.6 percent of children affected by poverty
Particular concern is the phenomenon of child poverty. On average, about
12.3 percent of children live below the poverty line. Therefore, it
lacks many places on the basic requirements of social justice and
participation. The differences within the OECD is alarming: While in
Denmark only 3.7 percent of children affected by poverty, the rate in
the United States at alarming 21.6 percent (rank 28). Only Turkey, Chile
and Mexico cut worse than the largest economy in the world.

Education needs to invest!
Many of the 31 participating OECD countries have significant deficits in
the question of equitable educational opportunities. Again, it is the
Northern European countries, Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Denmark, which
are particularly successful in this respect also. The U.S. major
economies (ranked 20), Britain (21) or Germany (22) land on the other
hand only in the lower third of the rankings. Including school systems
and increased investment in early childhood education are key tools to
continue to provide more equal opportunities in education.

Level of unemployment determines the social question
Social justice depends critically on access opportunities from the labor
market. The global crisis has had a dramatic here in almost all OECD
countries impact. This worsened the social question. The situation is
catastrophic in Spain: The overall unemployment rate now stands at over
20 percent, long-term unemployment at 9 per cent and youth unemployment
even frightening 41.6 percent.

Finally: In terms of intergenerational equity, many OECD countries face
major challenges. The drastic increase in government debt in most
countries represents a heavy burden for future generations dar.

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What do you expect with a nation of delinquent debtors.

More of the fleabaggers aught to look at the more conservative ways of
the successful.

Reality is a bitch, but it always wins. You want more, get a job.



You seem to hate America so much. You should forward your name to the
Department of Justice so it can put you on the Do Not Allow to Enter list.

Not really hate of America, just dislike of fleabagger bull**** and DC
corruption. Funny, was just in the USA shopping and visiting. No entry
or re-entry issues. Byproduct of not being a fleabagger.

Looks like Canada is cracking down on fleabaggers too. No passport if
you have unpaid child support, taxes in arrears, unpaid student loans,
on the wanted list, outstanding warrants, bad paperwork and the like.
Watched two people get hauled away while visiting to get passports
renewed and another who had to show his child support was up to date by
a court order. Even have a extra long line for those with bad credit.

We were in and out in no time. New passports on the way. Wanted to
renew them before prices go up next year.
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The reason government can't fix the economic problems is government is
the problem.