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You're factually wrong. The idea of "everyone has equal opportunities now" is a comforting lie.

No it’s not, anyone can do anything they want.

...except economic mobility is at all time lows

Does that make it unequal....?

Yes.

And that seems strange because I thought the obama economy was supposed to be great.

It means if you're poor it doesnt matter how hard or well you work, you're staying that way.

You're mistaken. The obama economy is supposed to be better than 2008

How is it better than 2008 if mobility is at an all time low

Better overall, but less people benefit.

Sounds like they should get out and harder

Thats the entire thing though, it doesnt matter how hard they work. Worker productivity is at an all time high, but average wages haven't changed since the 80s when adjusted for inflation. Meanwhile, ceo salaries have gone up by close to 200%.

I’ve done it just fine. Pay my own rent, bought my own vehicle, worked all through college and I’ll graduate in may zero debt.

It is an incorrect statement I agree. Let me correct it. In the us, people do not have different opportunities based on race, sex, or sexual orientation.

I'd also like to say, the poor don't stay poor. The people who aren't ambitious, who don't have goals will not succeed. Those who choose a better life for themselves will gain a better life for themselves.

This is what is great about a free market system, anyone can change their status if they work hard and make goals for themselves. If you don't make goals then you will fail, and some people need to fail in order to succeed, those who give up shouldn't be saved by those who work hard.

Final thing, the market was terrible once Obama ended his presidency. It was terrible, and now it's booming. Our national debt is finally decreasing not thanks to past presidents who spend and spend and spend.

Except this free market system increasingly concentrates wealth into the hands of the few regardless of the efforts of others. The way things are now and are trending, the poor DO stay poor, no matter what.

Again, I dont think you fully grasp how bad income inequality is in this country. So some research, if you aren't mad you don't know enough.

Furthermore, the national debt absolutely is not decreasing, and if trump shoves his taxes through the national debt will go up 10 trillion in one term while increasing taxes on the middle class.

@RagingMystic

You're wrong about poor people being incapable of success. I think there's plenty of examples that I don't need to direct you to one

@Raging

As stated in our other argument, you used statistics from this source: www.businessinsider.com/gender-wage-pay-gap-charts-2017-3/#college-majors-with-the-highest-median-earnings-tend-to-have-a-lower-concentration-of-women-5


It shows that women choose lower paying jobs than men and that lower wages are not due to sexism against women.

Also the largest contributor for the national debt is Medicare/ Medicare which trump is trying to decrease.

Would you like to come on our show and discuss this topic ?

How so Raging, I can’t wait to hear this....

Easy. White people have half the poverty rate, 5 years extra life span, more likely to be hired for a given position, less likely to be a victim of evidence tampering, white kids are 17x less likely to be tried as adults, white people do drugs more but are convicted less, half as likely to be shot by police, have never been victims of redlining, etc.

White people have half the poverty rate...why is that?

5 extra years of life span, why is that ?

Less like to be a victims of evidence tampering? What source did you get this from? How was this gem proven?

Pcbis, I hate to be the one to bring you this news, but your zip code is a better indicator of your lifespan than your genes.

White kids and that 17% explain that please, how is that?

FBI stats state the more whites are shot by cops? Where did you get your stat, Slate?

Answer the question?

I can't tell you why, but here's the data
www.wnyc.org/story/black-kids-more-likely-be-tried-adults-cant-be-explained/

More white people get shot by cops, but there are a lot more white people. Black people are more than double represented among police killings, while white people are underrepresented

And the poverty cycle and lack of economic mobility

These stats are based off of Camden, NJ. Which is 98% black.

Wrong AGAIN

Lack of economic mobility? How’s that?

www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-police-shootings-race-20160711-story.html
2.5 times for black folks, you're just factually wrong.

Again, only like 30% of people shot by police are black, but black people only make up 12% of the population. The difference is the problem.

And pcbis, poverty cycle and distribution of wealth.

And in regards to the statistics, those are the numbers from the entire state of new jersey.

Whites equate 65% of the population, blacks 13%. When you factor in population numbers, then blacks are killed by police at a rate of 7 times that of whites. Native Americans also have a rate of being killed 7 times more than whites. Population numbers must be accounted for when discussing this.

Yup

Would you like to come on our show and discuss this topic ?

Will I get paid? Is there free food? Strippers? Blow? Booze?

😂😂no. You just get to discuss a topic

What channel is it on? Can I tell my mom to dvr it? Is there a studio audience? Do you have a hot co host?

Instagram live show that is uploaded to YouTube

What’s the You tube account? I’ll need user name and password.

🤣😂

Would you like to come on our show and discuss this topic ?

Seriously. What’s your you tube channel?

What if I deny it and I'm Mexican, does that mean I have white privilege since I deny it?

Don’t interrupt my interview.

"Yes and denying it is part of the privilege."
Idiotic statement

Stop interrupting!! I’m in an interview!!

Idiotic indeed

Specknews, I’m done screwing around. I’ll be good. What’s your YouTube channel? I would consider going on, but I’d have to check you out first.

It’s not an idiotic statement… it’s the truth. And I’ll back it up with evidence. Few people would deny that white male privilege existed for most of US history; the real question is does it still exist? Examples of past white male privilege include the privilege of not being a slave, the privilege of not being a victim of genocide, the privilege of holding land, the privilege of being able to vote, the privilege of not being lynched, etc. Now of course we have made progress on all of this which is great. But that’s why the current strain of white male privilege is so pernicious. It’s extremely subtle; it blends in with the landscape so if you grow up within it and you’re not a victim of it, there’s a good chance you won’t recognize it. E.g. during the pre-suffrage Jim Crow era, white male privilege was much more clear-cut whereas now it’s it’s more fuzzy.

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Here are just a few examples. I’m going to use black and white people for these examples, but obviously there are more races and this applies to everyone to varying degrees… Studies have found that whites use drugs at about the same rate as blacks (if not more), but blacks are arrested for drugs at a higher rate than whites: ti.me/2z0mcoa /// wapo.st/2AJssxy So simply having a better chance of not getting arrested for a common activity is a privilege. Studies have found that job applicants with traditionally black names are 15 times (!!!) less likely to get a call back: bit.ly/2zKtxFy . A person gets their name and their skin color from their parents, but their opportunities to have a good career (and therefore life) are strongly affected. The 15 to 1 increased chance at employment is another white privilege.

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Or how about something as simple as not getting sick from having pig urine and feces sprayed over your community by your local hog farm? bit.ly/2mp3PDy The bottom line is, contemporary white male privilege is less about what you get than about the obstacles you DON’T have to deal with. So it’s not surprising so many whites deny the privilege exists. In many ways it’s a subtle, “silent” privilege.

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