Title: Eight Ways to Reduce Income Inequality | BillMoyers.com
Headings: Eight Ways to Reduce Income Inequality
Eight Ways to Reduce Income Inequality
1. Stop Illicit Outflows
2. Progressive Income Tax
3. A Global Wealth Tax?
4. Enforce a Living Wage
5. Workers’ Right to Organize
6. Stop Other Labor Abuses
7. Open and Democratic Trade Policy
8. A New Economics?

Content: Stop Other Labor Abuses
Companies worldwide are also replacing what was once permanent and stable employment with temporary and contingent labor. Often called “contingent” or “precarious” workers, these workers fill a labor need that is permanent while being denied the status of employment. In the United States, this trend is called “misclassification,” in which employers misclassify workers as “independent contractors” when they are actually employees. Contingent labor also occurs through outsourcing, subcontracting and use of employment agencies. 7. Open and Democratic Trade Policy
Negotiating international trade agreements behind closed doors with only bureaucrats and corporate lobbyists present has to end. These old-style trade agreements are fundamentally undemocratic and put corporate profits above workers, the environment, health and the public interest. We need a new, transparent trade policy that is open, transparent and accountable to the people. 8. A New Economics?