UN urges action on gender pay gap

One of the enduring income inequalities in New Zealand is that between men and women. Women are paid around 13% less than men for doing the same work, and the Bartlett case last year showed that entire industries have been poorly paid simply because the work is done mostly by women. This is especially relevant…

Income tax up; rich don’t flee

It’s sometimes said that raising taxes, as one might do to combat inequality, will force the rich to flee in droves. But not only did this not happen when the UK recently hiked its top tax rate to 50%; not only is Sweden still home to thousands of wealthy people, despite its 50%+ tax rates;…