Ajackson17
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They have been screwed for a while now.
ParallelRhymes;5560534 said:
White Opinions are invalid here.
The Black impoverished are in a bad state. Many work jobs where theya re underemployed and still have to rely on govt subsidies. Most can't afford quality health care so going to the doctor or the dentist or any of that shit is out of the question.
Poor Black people have been abandoned by middle class and upper class black people so neighborhood stores are exclusively owned by foreigners who further drain the economy of Black neighborhoods. To paraphrase Dr. Paul Anderson when the Banks close business for the day the Black community is bankrupt.
In poor Black neighborhoods crime is more noticeable due to lack of available work. Schools are noticeably of poorer quality, and police are noticeably more present but only as a means to intimidate and harass Black people in general.
So we're not screwed but we are in a real fucked up position that can only be solved if we change our philosophy about economics, diet, healthcare and education.
Idiopathic Joker
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When have poor black americans NOT been screwed?
ShencotheMC
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High Revolutionary
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Poverty of the mnd is the worst of all.
kingofharts
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Poor black Americans are screwed for sure. Especially considering how their poverty rates have stayed constant and upward mobility is so low...but that's been getting worse for all of americans.
But the most worrisome idea to me in that whole thing was downward mobility even in the middle class. And I guess it's sort of explained by the large percentage of black folks growing up in poverty, but it always breaks my heart when I see black folks who are solidly middle class adapting the attitudes and mannerisms of the poor folks. As if they're worthy of mimicking.
But the most worrisome idea to me in that whole thing was downward mobility even in the middle class. And I guess it's sort of explained by the large percentage of black folks growing up in poverty, but it always breaks my heart when I see black folks who are solidly middle class adapting the attitudes and mannerisms of the poor folks. As if they're worthy of mimicking.
Oh, poor black people don't stand a chance. Y'all niggas thought Reaganomics was bad? Fact: At some point we will HAVE to tackle the debt, we just do. Democrats know it, and Republicans know it. The fight isn't over how to tackle the debt, it's when. And both parties know, be it sooner or later, poor people(disproportionately black) are about to experience a pain that's gonna make reaganomics look like a coungry club.
kingblaze84
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FucktheIC;5560838 said:
Preach brotha, preach....the pain is gona come fast and furious for those who did not prepare for the future. Govt subsidies for housing are gona get cut soon along with homeless shelters and other aid for those who need it. I know people close to homelessness now and it's sad because I know they're not gona make it in a few months or years. People gota save every penny and make their dollars anyway they can, cuz the govt can only help so many people now.....
kingblaze84
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http://www.voxxi.com/americas-middle-class-endangered-species/
The American middle class is more financially stressed and anxious than at any time since World War II. Unlike the “Leave it to Beaver” generation that enjoyed prosperity, growth and opportunity in the quarter-century after the war, today’s middle class suffers from a prevailing malaise, marked by declining wealth, rising debt, stagnant wages, and a mounting angst about their prospects.
“Middle class Americans look to the economic future—their own, their children’s, and the nation’s—with a mix of apprehension and muted optimism,” reported the Pew Research Center in an August 2012 study. They are increasingly preoccupied by wallet issues: a lack of job security, the challenges of paying for education and retirement, and even the formerly sacrosanct idea that the next generation would be better off.
“Only about one-in-ten [members of the middle class] say they are very optimistic about the country’s long-term economic future,” Pew reports.
Read more:http://www.voxxi.com/americas-middle-class-endangered-species/#ixzz2N5ZQYhnN
The American middle class is more financially stressed and anxious than at any time since World War II. Unlike the “Leave it to Beaver” generation that enjoyed prosperity, growth and opportunity in the quarter-century after the war, today’s middle class suffers from a prevailing malaise, marked by declining wealth, rising debt, stagnant wages, and a mounting angst about their prospects.
“Middle class Americans look to the economic future—their own, their children’s, and the nation’s—with a mix of apprehension and muted optimism,” reported the Pew Research Center in an August 2012 study. They are increasingly preoccupied by wallet issues: a lack of job security, the challenges of paying for education and retirement, and even the formerly sacrosanct idea that the next generation would be better off.
“Only about one-in-ten [members of the middle class] say they are very optimistic about the country’s long-term economic future,” Pew reports.
Read more:http://www.voxxi.com/americas-middle-class-endangered-species/#ixzz2N5ZQYhnN
Fighting Chaplain
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Basically, there is no such thing as "poor Black Americans". Or even White Americans for that matter. That is a slave term invented by those labeled as " rich " who prey on others and can't get enough ! Look up the definition of " poor '. It means " someone who is needy ". If those people who call themselves "rich " 'DON'T NEED any one, then we other folks who are NOT in their league will see just HOW they survive. Slavery still exists in the United States---hiding as homeless shelters and labels of "poor" and " poverty ".
