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As a non-American, I was shocked by this bit: "The net worth of the average black household in the United States is $6,314, compared with $110,500 for the aver
by micheljansen 12y ago
As a non-American, I was shocked by this bit:
"The net worth of the average black household in the United States is $6,314, compared with $110,500 for the average white household, according to 2011 census data. The gap has worsened in the last decade, and the United States now has a greater wealth gap by race than South Africa did during apartheid. (Whites in America on average own almost 18 times as much as blacks; in South Africa in 1970, the ratio was about 15 times.)"
- afafsd 12y agoNet worth of American households overall is shit. Americans don't save money for retirement, they expect Uncle Sam to take care of them. Yet another way in which America, whose left-wing politicians like to pretend is some kind of capitalist nation, is just another socialist shithole.
- vixin 12y agoIn that case the UK is in an even worse predicament: http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/fraser-nelson/2014/08/why-britain-is-poorer-than-any-us-state-other-than-mississippi/ http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/fraser-nelson/2014/08/why-brita... ( Why Britain is poorer than any US state, other than Mississippi )