Spain has one of the most drastically increasing income gaps. According to El País, only three other European countries have a larger income gap than Spain- Lithuania, Latvia, and Romania. The most interesting statistic highlighted was that, "One out of every three people unemployed in Europe is Spanish." While living in Spain for an extended period of time, have you noticed the effects of the crisis and the income gap? Does Spain seem significantly worse off than other countries you may have visited in your time abroad? What affects does an income gap have on the everyday lives of Spaniards?
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Mind the Gap
Spain has one of the most drastically increasing income gaps. According to El País, only three other European countries have a larger income gap than Spain- Lithuania, Latvia, and Romania. The most interesting statistic highlighted was that, "One out of every three people unemployed in Europe is Spanish." While living in Spain for an extended period of time, have you noticed the effects of the crisis and the income gap? Does Spain seem significantly worse off than other countries you may have visited in your time abroad? What affects does an income gap have on the everyday lives of Spaniards?
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