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>How does the 9.9% vary across racial lines? The numbers are not very precise. White people make up about 90% of the 9.9%, which is not at all representative of
by jimbob45 5y ago
>How does the 9.9% vary across racial lines? The numbers are not very precise. White people make up about 90% of the 9.9%, which is not at all representative of the total. It’s not all white but much more white than the rest of the population.
Whites are 72% of the population so 90% falls pretty close to what we would expect to begin with. It seems an awful lot like the author was digging for any "us vs them" that they could find. Seeing as that the author of the book being reviewed and the author of the article are both shameless leftist shills according to their respective Twitter accounts, I feel comfortable sorting this article into the propaganda bin.
- gowld 5y agoYou should realize that 18% you casually dismiss is taking up the space that respresents almost all Black people who aren't in that wealth tier.
- jimbob45 5y agoFirst off, blacks are only 14.2%[0] of the population. If they represented 18% of this group, they would be nearly a third overrepresented. Second, this is an incredibly arbitrary group. $1.2 to $20 million? Why the fuck would you choose $1.2? It seem glaringly obvious that the author chose an overly-specific range so that their numbers would conveniently match their agenda. Finally, valid statistical analysis is not "casual dismissal".