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Poverty in Wealth Johnson, Leo A. Publisher:  New Hogtown Press, Toronto, Canada Year Published:  1976   Pages:  35pp.   Price:  $1.25   Resource Type:  Article/Report/Letter A critique of existing poverty research in Canada. Abstract:  Johnson criticizes research into poverty in Canada which studies the individual characteristics of the poor, rather than the underlying economic structure of the capitalist labour market. He attempts to correct this deficiency through the analysis of no less than 24 tables, mainly based on government statistics. Among his conclusions: The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting transfer payments (and poorer). An increasing proportion of low-income earners are finding their real incomes declining. Welfare and minimum wage programmes have failed to raise standards of living among the poor to the so-called poverty line level. The Canadian taxation system is brutally regressive against the lowest income recipients. Topics Canada Canadian Economy Capitalism Demographic Statistics Discrimination in Employment Gender Bias/Discrimination History/Canadian History/Twentieth Century Income Disparities Income Statistics Labour Markets Minimum Wages Poor, The Poverty Poverty Statistics Unemployment Wage Labour Wages Women & Work Workers

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