A 'successful' black friend of mine told his son that if money was taken from the 1% and given to the least well off wouldn't take long for status quo to reemerge / I thought it was a powerful argument for redistribution
One of the most devastating findings of this study is that even if the wealth gap were closed in this generation, it would re-emerge in the next generation because racism makes it harder for black people (even those born into wealth) to succeed. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/19/upshot/race-class-white-and-black-men.html …
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We close it the old-fashioned way: increase public services for all. Maybe start with health care.
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Are we trying to crush dreams here? It may have happened last generation but it does not necessarily happen to all of this generation or next. It's hard, sure - the all wealth in a few of hands problem needs an answer too, but don't give up!!! P.s. not all success is wealth.
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It will happen again if we don't figure out why. I've just started to read the report, but the difference in incarceration rate is interesting (as a candidate for the reason)
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True. It depends on what you mean by the system though. There's a lot at play, and one huge indicator is the absence of male role models for young black men. Rates of marriage also coincide with that. I think focusing on fix that first, and then to root out racism can work!
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I can’t say I’m surprised. Anecdotally, I know this to be true. So awful.
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Affirmative Action laws have been abolished.
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