CI.15 Compare and contrast current economic issues, such as wealth disparity, trade imbalances, developed and developing nations, and over-consumption. E, P

What am I learning today?

How economic issues impact you and the world.

Why am I learning this?

To understand how economic actions impact your life.

How will I know I learned this?

When you have an understanding of how economic events and actions impact your life.

1. Trends in income and wealth inequality

25 richest families in the world are worth more than $1 trillion

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jan/21/world-26-richest-people-own-as-much-as-poorest-50-per-cent-oxfam-report

https://www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/a-guide-to-statistics-on-historical-trends-in-income-inequality

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