Not a headline usually associated with inequality…
Most government departments are more likely to deal with people suffering from inequality. Obviously in the areas of social welfare, but also in taxation – the IRS in America avoids auditing rich people because the complexities make it too expensive.
It is rare that slow processing times are a factor of time itself, for example taking a year to study the impact of a new development on local wildlife. Mostly processing times can be highly improved with more funding to that department.
In India (if my understanding is correct) being accused of a crime becomes punishment itself, because the accused is stuck in prison for sometimes years while they await trial. In western countries this is also unfair on anyone who is not found to be guilty, although flight risk and potential reoffending have to be considered.
I have twice married women from another country. Both genuine, both processes harder than expected. Currently in Australia the average wait for partner visas is 30 months.
This places strains on relationships and finances unnecessarily, and is easily remedied by increased government funding.
So I am adding processing times to the list of things that count as inequality – that need to be fixed.
