Equitable Business Policy Guide

Copyright
2021
Published Date
04/20/2021
Published By
Well Being In the Nation Network

The Federal Reserve recently concluded that the wealth gap in the United States is growing, in part due to the rise of corporate power and climbing profits. At the same time, wages have not been increasing. U.S. businesses are driven by profit, not by the imperative to provide useful services that improve their communities. Power is concentrated in industry and thus most of our economy is now controlled by a handful of corporations. Nearly all Americans (89%) see the 2020 crises as an opportunity for large companies to hit reset and do right by their workers, customers, communities, and the environment.

The below policies would help create more equitable businesses and a more just business culture. They would help ensure that all people in the United States have equal opportunity to benefit from corporate America, whether they are owners, workers, consumers, or borrowers.

Resources & Tools


Graphic displaying title of policy 'Mandate that Corporate Bailouts be Channeled to Workers'
Mandate that Corporate Bailouts be Channeled to Workers
Resource - Policy Brief
Published on 04/16/2021
Graphic displaying title of policy 'Strengthen the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program'
Strengthen the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
Resource - Policy Brief
Published on 04/16/2021
Graphic displaying title of policy 'Institute a Public Credit Reporting Agency'
Institute a Public Credit Reporting Agency
Resource - Policy Brief
Published on 04/16/2021
Graphic displaying title of policy 'Support a Stronger Ownership Economy'
Support a Stronger Ownership Economy
Resource - Policy Brief
Graphic displaying title of policy 'Regulate Predatory Small-Dollar Lending'
Regulate Predatory Small-Dollar Lending
Resource - Policy Brief
Published on 04/16/2021
Graphic displaying title of policy 'Expand the Community Reinvestment Act'
Expand the Community Reinvestment Act
Resource - Policy Brief
Graphic displaying title of policy 'Expand Commons and Sharing Economy'
Expand Commons and Sharing Economy
Resource - Policy Brief
Published on 04/16/2021
Graphic displaying title of policy 'Remove Occupational Licensing Barriers'
Remove Occupational Licensing Barriers
Resource - Policy Brief
Published on 04/16/2021
Graphic displaying title of policy 'Increase Worker-Owned Cooperatives'
Increase Worker-Owned Cooperatives
Resource - Policy Brief
Graphic displaying title of policy 'Implement Subsidy Accountability'
Implement Subsidy Accountability
Resource - Policy Brief
Published on 04/16/2021

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