The only way to truly solve the race problem in America is to narrow the wealth gap, black economists say

srh88

srh88

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JoeBlow5823 said:
Nah man my current position is quite unique and im not going to get into the reasons why but i got the 1200 and in all honesty, i shouldnt have. Am i going to give it back? hell no. I paid my taxes and i met all the criteria to get it and inevitably my tax dollars will end up repaying it and then some because that money has to come from somewhere. The pandemic has really had no financial affect on me. It has affected my situation and personal life a lot but financially not much has changed other than i see porterhouse steaks are going for 20$ a pound at the supermarket now.

My point is more that like say at a car dealership, the oil change kids living in their parents basements who were making 400$ a week got laid off and got 800$ a week unemployment. The mechanics that are generally older than the oil change kids, have families and major responsibilities, and were making $2000 a week only get $900 a week on unemployment. One group of people benefited while another suffered. I would have preferred to see a solution where everyone only suffered minor setbacks instead of some people benefiting and some people having major setbacks. I am neither a mechanic nor an oil change guy just an example of how the distribution didnt work out the way it should have. You also have to keep in mind the mechanics making 2000$ a week have been paying major taxes for years and years while the oil change kids have just started paying taxes. So its almost as if money went directly from one group of people who have worked very hard to get where they are to a group of people who just started working.
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Wait.. so our taxes paid it but some workers shouldn't get it.. but its totally cool if my taxes go to golf cart rentals for the secret service
 
JoeBlow5823

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Nefrella said:
Here's the funny thing, not everyone got stimulius money. I sure didn't.

Oh I'm sure that you'll say "well, its because you make more money and have a better job than me...you don't deserve it. And while we're at it, we need to redistribute YOUR wealth to make it fair for everyone else."

WTF ever happened to working hard and being rewarded for your efforts? That is after all the American dream. No matter where youre from, if you WORK HARD, you will succeed.

Oh, you say, I'm not affected by any of this going on and I'm insulated in my white privilege? My husband lost his job from all this as well, we aren't the Rockefeller's. We are just trying to make it like everyone else. We're just as angry as the next person about the horrible social issues. We actually realize that this movement is very much being driven by the left to incite anarchy, discord.

Divide and conquer, then watch as the left betrays every one of their constituants and knifes em in the back.

This is just more tragic bullshit that the American public will have to sort out.

The way the narrative looks like its going is this:

Black lives only matter if its police white on black assault. No fucks are given to the black on black violence that causes more deaths to blacks on the daily. PERIOD.

Let's just all turn a blind eye to that. *eyeroll*
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Exactly. Lets also turn a blind eye to the black on white crime that is 10x higher than the white on black crime. Thats not racist at all because black people cant be racist.
 
srh88

srh88

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JoeBlow5823 said:
Exactly. Lets also turn a blind eye to the black on white crime that is 10x higher than the white on black crime. Thats not racist at all because black people cant be racist.
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So youre saying we shouldn't hold the people my taxes go to.. to a higher standard than a criminal?
 
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Nefrella

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JoeBlow5823 said:
Exactly. Lets also turn a blind eye to the black on white crime that is 10x higher than the white on black crime. Thats not racist at all because black people cant be racist.
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Yeah, its a joke.
srh88 said:
The economy only was starting to look better because money was pumped into corporations instead of the people.
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Well, I'm no economist, but however it worked, obviously Trump is headed in the right direction ✌☮✌
 
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Nefrella

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srh88 said:
So youre saying we shouldn't hold the people my taxes go to.. to a higher standard than a criminal?
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Everyone should be held to the EXACT same standard - Politician or Criminal. Obviously we don't hold our breath for criminals to hold themselves to a higher standard, which is why its so disappointing when our elected officials screw things up. They are in a position of trust, that We The People have given them.

Do right by everyone you interact with, don't be a jerk, win win.
 
Tangerine_

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JoeBlow5823 said:
There are people who were working part time jobs for the fun of it making a hundred bucks a week who got "laid off" and are now making over 600 a week on unemployment. I understand why the government has done this, just saying the solution is not ideal. The extra unemployment money should have been directly proportional to each persons income but i also understand how difficult that would have been.
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Big deal. Stop being so salty about people catching a break.
 
JoeBlow5823

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srh88 said:
You're pretty dumb aren't ya? Mass unemployment, civil unrest and hes hiding in a bunker. Good job on being that dumb lol
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Unemployments actually not looking to bad. The civil unrest is pretty limited to a few major cities- not something i consider a major concern. People like you who are overreacting are the problem. Go play on twitter and facebook some more you will find more support there.
 
srh88

srh88

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JoeBlow5823 said:
Unemployments actually not looking to bad. The civil unrest is pretty limited to a few major cities- not something i consider a major concern. People like you who are overreacting are the problem. Go play on twitter and facebook some more you will find more support there.
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You really think people are on your side here. This is a grow website and you're choking on a cops dick lol. Get outta here dude
 
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Nefrella

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srh88 said:
You're pretty dumb aren't ya? Mass unemployment, civil unrest and hes hiding in a bunker. Good job on being that dumb lol
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Lol. Not dumb - I'm stating I'm not an expert.

I'm well aware of what is currently going on.

Last I checked, Trumps not in a bunker and the streets are getting cleaned up? Albeit slow but persistent.

Next.
 
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Nefrella

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srh88 said:
You really think people are on your side here. This is a grow website and you're choking on a cops dick lol. Get outta here dude
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Its ignorance like this that will keep this nation forever divided.

Feel sad for ya kiddo :(
 
hanimmal

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Padawanbater2 said:
"The unrest in cities across the U.S. this week is just the latest manifestation of a struggle that will continue until the wealth gap between white people and black people is addressed, black economists said.

What is the wealth gap? It is the stark divide between how much capital white people and black people control.

By one estimate, the typical white family has wealth of $171,000. This is nearly ten times greater than the $17,150 for an average black family.

Put another way, the typical black household remains poorer than 80% of white households.

This stunning wealth gap between the races has persisted, in good times and bad, for the past 70 years. It did not get better after the civil rights era legislation was passed in the 1960s or during the Obama administration.

And it will continue to fuel unrest..."


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'By one estimate' maybe actually point to it, or do we take your word for it?

And 'to put it another way' doesn't mean that your 'remains poorer than 80%' white households is not something you can get to from the numbers you have up there (with again no actual information on where it is those came from).

But for sure, completely agree the wealth gap needs to get wiped out. Unfortunately the uber rich are the ones who have been uber rich for a long time and have passed it down generationally. And while I think they should get taxed at rates similar to when America was building the freeway systems. And they are all white (I'm guessing) in America.
 
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Nefrella

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srh88 said:
Riiight. So how retarded are you on a scale of 1 to needing water wings to eat soup?
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Classic deflection.

Nothing productive to add to the discussion, so let's act like a child.

Again - next.

Let me know how it works out for you.
 
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