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In reply to the discussion: (Many) Whites think blacks are lazy, poor and violent. But that's not what the statistics say. [View all]whatthehey
(3,660 posts)The real power number is kind of glossed over in pasing, that whites are 64% of the population but get 69% of government benefits. Assuming this is the case, that's the number that proves that welfare isn't biased towards "them", but in fact slightly biased towards "us". While racism and poor educational attainment are correlated, it's a bit implausible to assume that the entire group of racists are too stupid to see the obvious response to "the largest beneficiaries of safety net programs are white". So are the largest number of people, by far. Hell there are more white people in prison than any other race and even the most troglodytic RWNJ knows black offenders are more likely per capita to be in prison than whites (he just assumes it's 100% their fault).
To make this point it really needs to be that X% of whites receive an average of Y dollars in benefits, and the same for minorities. The 64 to 69 datum is a good start, but that's the metric to use and in more detail and front and center.