The Economist Article Rating

Unpicking inequality in South Africa

Sep 23, 2021 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    18% Somewhat Conservative

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  • Policy Leaning

    18% Somewhat Conservative

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Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : They start by noting that, before taxes, the share of income going to the top 10% of earners grew from 57% to 66% -- levels higher than in any other comparable country.
46% : Since 1994 the ruling African National Congress () has raised taxes and introduced welfare grants for pensioners and children.
45% : Even after taxes and transfers are included, the share of income going to the top 1% is roughly the same as it was at the end of apartheid --

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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