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    inequality


    1. “Since there was that inequality in the sexes


    2. occasions a very important inequality in the whole of the advantages and disadvantages of the


    3. what it naturally would be, occasions another inequality, of an opposite kind, in the whole of


    4. This inequality is, upon the whole, perhaps rather advantageous than hurtful to the public


    5. inconvenient inequality in the whole of the advantages and disadvantages of their different


    6. This law, however, though we read of its having been executed upon one or two occasions, was either neglected or evaded, and the inequality of fortunes went on continually increasing


    7. Wherever there is a great property, there is great inequality


    8. The authority of riches, however, though great in every age of society, is, perhaps, greatest in the rudest ages of society, which admits of any considerable inequality of fortune


    9. That it is much greater than that either of age or of personal qualities, has been the constant complaint of every period of society which admitted of any considerable inequality of fortune


    10. The first period of society, that of hunters, admits of no such inequality

    11. It is in the age of shepherds, in the second period of society, that the inequality of fortune first begins to take place, and introduces among men a degree of authority and subordination, which could not possibly exist before


    12. In the obsevation or neglect of this maxim, consists what is called the equality or inequality of taxation


    13. In the following examination of different taxes, I shall seldom take much farther notice of this sort of inequality; but shall, in most cases, confine my observations to that inequality which is occasioned by a particular tax falling unequally upon that particular sort of private revenue which is affected by it


    14. The certainty of what each individual ought to pay is, in taxation, a matter of so great importance, that a very considerable degree of inequality, it appears, I believe, from the experience of all nations, is not near so great an evil as a very small degree of uncertainty


    15. In other countries, the system of taxation, instead of alleviating, aggravates this inequality


    16. The inequality with which a tax of this kind might fall upon the owners of different ground-rents, would arise altogether from the accidental inequality of this division


    17. But the inequality with which it might fall upon the inhabitants of different houses, would arise, not only from this, but from another cause


    18. A tax upon house-rents, therefore, would in general fall heaviest upon the rich ; and in this sort of inequality there would not, perhaps, be any thing very unreasonable It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion


    19. The principal objection to all such taxes is their inequality; an inequality of the worst kind, as they must frequently fall much heavier upon the poor than upon the rich


    20. The extreme inequality and uncertainty of a tax assessed in this manner, can be compensated only by its extreme moderation; in consequence of which, every man finds himself rated so very much below his real revenue, that he gives himself little disturbance though his neighbour should be rated somewhat lower

    21. The moderation of the tax, however, renders this inequality of less importance; and it may to many people appear not improper to give some


    22. In the assessment of a tax which was not very heavy, a considerable degree of inequality had been found less insupportable than any degree of uncertainty


    23. In France, the great easily submit to a considerable degree of inequality in a tax which, so far as it affects them, is not a very heavy one; but could not brook the arbitrary assessment of an intendant


    24. This inequality is likely to be greatest in a country of which the government is, in some respects, subordinate and dependant upon that of some other


    25. If you except, however, this very peculiar situation, any inequality in the contribution of individuals which can arise from such taxes, is much more than compensated by the very circumstance which occasions that inequality; the circumstance that every man's contribution is altogether voluntary ; it being altogether in his power, either to consume, or not to consume, the commodity taxed


    26. My reaction to that inequality is that they were still pigs, lipstick or not


    27. This is wrong for it shows inequality before the law


    28. The greater inequality we have today, at its most unequal since the Great Depression, began under Reagan


    29. The biggest change recently is that, thanks to the Occupy movement, the public recognizes inequality


    30. Once again we are hearing the familiar rallying cries of racism, inequality, poverty and injustice that have no clear meaning to the war itself other than it is being waged against a ―darker‖ race

    31. What created the first was over reliance on wealthy elites' spending, in other words, inequality


    32. ) On top of that, the economy had just collapsed in 2007 due to inequality, plus theft and corruption on the part of the banking and housing industries


    33. Where Roosevelt encouraged unions as a way to reduce inequality but kept them under government control, Obama never challenged anti unionism


    34. Inequality caused both the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Great Recession of 2007-12


    35. Inequality caused both crises for obvious reasons


    36. He could look at her now and feel the inequality of their positions slowly slip away


    37. Believing that expensive goods—booze, dancing, haircuts or whatever—are immoral allows a society to exist in relative peace despite substantial income inequality


    38. The law of karma helps to explain the problem of suffering, and the inequality of mankind


    39. · What is the cause of the inequality that exists among mankind?


    40. White power can then be charged as the cause of the felt inequality, and whites made to feel guilty for the plight of blacks

    41. But here is my question: what if there were another neighbourhood that had even less wealth and a lower standard of living than our attackers? And what if that poorer neighbourhood were also to suffer from the Fourier complex and thus decide to punish our attackers the same way they are punishing us? In life, inequality of all sorts will always exist


    42. belief, those gains have decreased income inequality between the rich and the poor since the Clinton administration


    43. the income inequality is the highest among the countries in Asia


    44. The investigation, here intends to unpack the reasons for the Gender inequality


    45. Israelites who were freed by God from oppression, inequality, poverty and slavery, started their


    46. own system of oppression, inequality, poverty and slavery in their society


    47. Somewhat inconsistent evidence indicates that there is a relationship between low incomes, percentage under the poverty line, few years of education, and high income inequality in an area and more crime in the area


    48. It may also explain why the degree of income inequality of a society is a better predictor than the absolute income level of the society for male-male homicides; income inequality creates social disparity, while differing average income levels may not do so


    49. The associations remained strong after controlling for income inequality


    50. He wanted social justice—that is more fairness and less social and economic inequality in general














































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    Synonyms for "inequality"

    inequality unevenness roughness

    "inequality" definitions

    lack of equality