Between 6th to 12th of August 201, there was a riots in London. The scale of this riots is large, according to the data from the lecture 200 million pounds properties lost, 4600 people arrested. Many people believed that this action is lead by the long time social inequality. Hence there is a debate pointed out that is whether government should use financial policies to narrow the gap between rich and poor or not. This essay will claim that although some time government cannot implements policies efficiently, there are tow arguments which can prove that financial policies from government could reduce the inequality, the first one is government have to increased the minimum wage for workers, the second one is government have to implement wealth tax.
There is no doubt that governments have to rise the minimum wage to ensure the living standards for all the citizens and avoid the negative consequences in society such as higher crime and increases illness. May 2012, according to The living Wage Foundation, 64 cleaners from the Department for Work and Pensions joined the action for Living Wage to be implemented in Whitehall by left a letter on Duncan Smith's desk. London is one of the most expansive place to live in the world, the minimum wage for cleaners is far from enough to live on. The letter from cleaners was co-ordinated with London Citizens who demand for 8.30 pounds per hours for minimum wages. The reason why the campaign is same as those cleaners wrote in the letter: "Our hard work helps you to do your job properly and conformablyHowever because of our pay, we are struggling everyday to buy the things we need." Nevertheless some people may argue that rise minimum wage will be a dangerous policy for low skill workers. Charles Cestaro who run a clean business in Bronx said that he is afraid to rise the wage due to costumers will stop hiring his workers. For Cestaro, he paid 7.
