Wealth (Topic 2)

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  • Created by: Ellie Rae
  • Created on: 05-04-17 23:51
Wealth
Property in the form of assets which can be sold and turned into cash for the owners benefit.
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Marketable Wealth
Can be bought and sold e.g car, house, shares and land.
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Non-Marketable Wealth
Cannot be sold e.g. state pension.
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Productive Property
Provides unearned income for owner e.g. rented housing/land.
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Consumption Property
Wealth used by the owner e.g. house, car which are used at the time and not producing any income.
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Income
A flow of money which people obtain from work, investments or the state.
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Earned Income
Received from employment e.g. wages.
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Unearned Income
Received from productive poverty.
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Disposable Income
Money left after paying taxes.
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Discretionary Income
Left after taxes and all necessary bills and expenses.
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Wealth Inequalities
The poorest 10th of the population in the UK earn less than £9,000 a year. The richest 10th of the UK earn around £83,000 a year.
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Wealth Distribution
Attempts to redistribute wealth e.g inheritance tax, capital gains tax, income tax.
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Wealth Distribution - inheritance tax
To limit the inheritance of mass wealth.
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Wealth Distribution - capital gains tax
To reduce profits dealing with poverty.
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Wealth Distribution - income tax
Progressive and payable on top of income.
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Why Wealth Distribution Failed
TAX Relief - expenses that can be claimed TAX Evasion - (Illegal) people not declaring taxes TAX Avoidance - loopholes in tax laws.
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Key Variables - Disability
4 times more likely to be unemployed, poverty for disabled
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Card 2

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Can be bought and sold e.g car, house, shares and land.

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Marketable Wealth

Card 3

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Cannot be sold e.g. state pension.

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Card 4

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Provides unearned income for owner e.g. rented housing/land.

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Card 5

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Wealth used by the owner e.g. house, car which are used at the time and not producing any income.

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