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A poor asian family might have a hundredth of the wealth of a rich black family. Race is a terrible proxy for wealth. If wealth is the issue, use wealth.

• charlesu 6y ago
  In the United States, race is a pretty great proxy for wealth.
  • bananaface 6y ago
    No it isn't.
  • rebelos 6y ago
    That's far less true at the statistical margin of elite college admissions. You don't have to think very hard to see why.
    • bananaface 6y ago
      It's not even true in general, the variance is enormous.