In the last few decades, social policy in most Western European countries has moved away from redistribution. This is a mistake, given that the consequences of this shift – rising income inequality, weaker social safety nets, and reduced health-care access – will aggravate health inequalities in the long run.
所有这些表明我们迫切需要创新性解决方案对付让最穷的人不必要也不公平地遭遇生命凋零的差异，这些差异还造成了的规模的卫生成本，也造成了增加劳动力参与的障碍（阻碍了一些国家提高退休年龄的努力）。