The Great Recession has exacerbated inequality, with cutbacks in basic social expenditures and with high unemployment putting downward pressure on wages. Moreover, the United Nations Commission of Experts on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System, investigating the causes of the Great Recession, and the International Monetary Fund have both warned that inequality leads to economic instability.
大衰退恶化了不平等性，同时削减了基本社会支出，而高失业又压低了工资。此外，调查大衰退起因的联合国国际货币和金融制度改革专家委员会和IMF均发出了警告，称不平等性导致了经济不稳定。