College is simultenously: 1. The lynchpin of the modern American economy, and 2. A hotbed of leftist sentiment and culture.
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Replying to @winkinj @Noahpinion
I mean, that is true but it has always been true of many minorities. The only novel thing is how many whites are feeling the pinch too.
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I sort of doubt this historical narrative that whiteness was this golden ticket in the past. There were plenty of poor whites in all eras...
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Additionally, I don't see much evidence of convergence between black and white incomes in the last few decades. Health yes, incomes no...
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Replying to @Noahpinion @winkinj
I wonder if, say, lower 30-50% of black incomes have converged with lower 20% of white incomes, though. Maybe not!
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Replying to @csilverandgold @winkinj
I don't know, but Gini numbers would suggest the opposite happened at least up until the Great Recession.pic.twitter.com/E5yOmhJ6Md
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That's good info. Other explanations for that data of course but definitely evidence against my theory.
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Replying to @csilverandgold @winkinj
But on mortality, we've seen a HUGE drop in black mortality and a slight rise in white mortality (and Hispanics still lower than either).
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