The growing divide between rich and poor, stagnating real wages, and deep regional disparities in unemployment are both morally unacceptable and economically counterproductive. The EU’s increasing income inequality misallocates the purchasing power that its economy desperately needs for growth and employment.
其次，我们必须缩小收入差距。日益扩大的贫富鸿沟、停滞的实际工资、失业率巨大的地区差异既对经济增长产生副面影响，也在道德上无法接受。欧盟日益严重的收入不平等导致购买力错配，而欧盟经济想要实现增长和就业迫切需要购买力的支持。