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Yep. Social programs and taxes were reduced under Reagan to prevent "welfare queens" from abusing the system. Many of the "poor whites" would have also benefite
by hayst4ck 2y ago
Yep. Social programs and taxes were reduced under Reagan to prevent "welfare queens" from abusing the system. Many of the "poor whites" would have also benefited from those very same social programs. Rich people who were taxed less were able to spend that money consolidating power and weakening the government making the government less capable of regulating that very power consolidation. Power compounded and now we have oligarchs. Eventually they purchased citizens united from the supreme court "legitimating" their money as valid political power in a democracy.
- tstrimple 2y agoWe used to have free public pools in this country. They were built out during the 20's and 30's. Most of these were replaced with paid pool access or closed outright during integration to prevent black families from being able to enjoy them as well. There's a racist stereotype around black folk not being able to swim which has been the multi-generational result. Poor white families were negatively impacted as well. But I guess it was worth it to keep the "wrong types" from being able to enjoy things.