Hacker News with Generative AI: Income Inequality

Gig workers worked more but earned less in 2024: study (businessinsider.com)
Gig workers for Uber, Instacart, and other services made less money on average in 2024 — even as the number of hours that they worked rose, in some cases.
Gig Economy, Labor, Economics, Income Inequality
148 points by wallflower 40 days ago | 107 comments
Amazon sued over slower deliveries to low-income neighborhoods (cbsnews.com)
Amazon secretly excluded two ZIP codes from its fastest delivery service while charging nearly 50,000 Prime members who live in the areas its full Prime subscription price, the District of Columbia's attorney general alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Amazon, Lawsuits, Delivery Services, Income Inequality
13 points by erehweb 120 days ago | 1 comments
One possible housing crisis solution? Public housing for all income levels (npr.org)
A few miles outside Washington, D.C., a large dirt and gravel lot dotted with construction equipment was the site of a recent celebration. Local housing officials lined up in hardhats, each holding a shovel decorated with a brightly colored bow.
Housing Crisis, Public Housing, Income Inequality, Urban Development
31 points by thehoff 170 days ago | 122 comments
The Low Stability of High Income (ofdollarsanddata.com)
Economics, Income Inequality, Data Analysis
39 points by williamsmj 170 days ago | 15 comments
Online Dating Caused a Rise in US Income Inequality, Research Paper Shows (bloomberg.com)
Online dating may be partially to blame for an increase in income inequality in the US in recent decades, according to a research paper.
Social Sciences, Income Inequality, Online Dating, Research
20 points by impish9208 200 days ago | 7 comments
Googlers paid so well paid it would take decades for ordinary people to catch up (businessinsider.com)
Salary, Income Inequality, Google, Tech Industry
15 points by cebert 320 days ago | 13 comments