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African Americans constitute 15% of America. White Americans constitute 74% of America. Thus African Americans are more than twice as likely to live under the
by Synthetase 14y ago
African Americans constitute 15% of America.
White Americans constitute 74% of America.
Thus African Americans are more than twice as likely to live under the poverty line. Those are not I odds I would like to gamble with had I been born black.
You won a lottery when you were born.
- Natsu 14y agoMerely being born American made us winners in that lottery, if you get down to it. Is anyone really against the idea that all 49 million need help?
- flyinRyan 14y agoYou mean being born a first world country. But there are other first world countries that have better average quality of life than the US.
- Natsu 14y agoThere will always be some people who have it better than others. I would prefer that we make sure that those who have it the worst comparatively don't have it that bad on an absolute scale.