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What exactly about being black and in a ghetto prevents you from gathering $400? I have worked multiple minimum wage jobs before without even being on any socia
by ralusek 8y ago
What exactly about being black and in a ghetto prevents you from gathering $400? I have worked multiple minimum wage jobs before without even being on any social welfare. If you are on social welfare, receiving food stamps, affordable housing, etc, you absolutely have the capability to provide yourself with an emergency buffer, even on minimum wage.
- zeth___ 8y agoRacism mostly.
- monocasa 8y agoNot sure why you're getting down voted. An otherwise identical resume with the first name changed from Tyrone to Brad receives 3x callbacks for interviews. http://www.nber.org/papers/w9873.pdf http://www.nber.org/papers/w9873.pdf
- zeth___ 8y agoTechbros. People who have had a golden spoon in their mouth since birth and can't imagine a life where they didn't have their hands held to success the whole time. They think that because they are not billionaires they aren't privileged and anyone can pull themselves up by their bootstraps, just like their great-great-grand pappy who came from Ireland and was treated pretty badly by the English in 1864.
- dv_dt 8y agoIt is very difficult to work multiple part time, minimum wage jobs these days because of the scheduling unreliability and availability requirements of the jobs. If you aren't available for ad-hoc hours, then your hours get dropped...