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One of the most shocking manifestations of the lack of fair treatment in our society is that people with different levels of income and other social circumstances experience avoidable differences in health, with the better off living longer lives in better health than the disadvantaged. This has little to do with the provision of health services or people’s individual lifestyle choices; instead, some people are dying (or becoming ill) years younger than they should because of poverty, poor-quality housing, and low-paid or unstable jobs. These factors damage their mental and physical health in a variety of ways, for example by increasing their stress levels and blood pressure and by weakening their immune systems.
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Disadvantage undermines people’s capabilities and opportunities
Disadvantage undermines people’s capabilities and opportunities
Many high earners are paid unreasonably large amounts of money
Many high earners are paid unreasonably large amounts of money
People from poorer backgrounds are less likely to get to and do well at university
People from poorer backgrounds are less likely to get to and do well at university
People from poorer backgrounds do less well at school
People from poorer backgrounds do less well at school
Socio-economic inequality leads to environmental inequality
Socio-economic inequality leads to environmental inequality
Socio-economic inequality leads to health inequalities
Socio-economic inequality leads to health inequalities
Socio-economic inequality leads to more crime and less effective criminal justice
Socio-economic inequality leads to more crime and less effective criminal justice
Socio-economic inequality leads to political inequality
Socio-economic inequality leads to political inequality
The structure of our economy leads to huge regional inequalities
The structure of our economy leads to huge regional inequalities
There is little relationship between merit and reward
There is little relationship between merit and reward
Too many people are on low incomes and in insecure work
Too many people are on low incomes and in insecure work
Wealth inequality is much larger than income inequality
Wealth inequality is much larger than income inequality