Economic growth won't solve poverty, inequality, and unemployment: SACP

[James]

Chasing economic growth to tackle poverty, inequality, and unemployment will not solve the country's problems, the SA Communist Party said on Friday.

The SACP was responding to President Jacob Zuma's state-of-the-nation address which focused in part on the National Development Plan. This seeks to grow the economy threefold to create much-needed jobs in South Africa.

"The SACP wishes to caution that the challenges we are experiencing should never push us to a point of...read more here: Economic growth won't solve poverty, inequality, and unemployment: SACP

 

[Ike_009]

That's kinda what economic growth is meant for, you know growth and stuff.

Can retards please stop talking politics/economics

 

[MalicE]

and water won't make plants grow :wtf:

 

[Murph]

 

[Lyt]

What the hell? My 2 years of business studies in school have been lies?

 

[HavocXphere]

Might not fix inequality, but poverty & unemployment definitely.