How to Reduce Economic Inequality by Expanding Employee Ownership - Non Profit News

How to Reduce Economic Inequality by Expanding Employee Ownership - Non Profit News

Image credit: Nick Youngson on Picpedia.org While stock market volatility dominates headlines, it’s easy to forget that for most people in the United States, this turbulence is far from their day-to-day reality. Even with stock ownership at a record high, over 90 percent of all US stocks are owned by the wealthiest 10 percent of the population. When workers have a stake in the companies they help build, the benefits ripple far beyond a bigger pa…

Scaling Employee Ownership as a Solution to Economic Inequity

While stock market volatility dominates headlines, it’s easy to forget that for most people in the United States, this turbulence is far from their day-to-day reality. Even with stock ownership at a record high, over 90 percent of all US stocks are owned by the wealthiest 10 percent of the population, demonstrating the importance of scaling solutions such as employee ownership. For millions of people, especially in low-wage sectors and communiti…