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In reply to the discussion: Black America is getting screwed: Shocking new study highlights the depths of economic disparities [View all]ismnotwasm
(41,976 posts)3. Excellent catch!
You are incredibly clever.
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In addition, the high degree of unemployment in communities of color gives them less power to bargain for better wages. As a result, Black and Latino retail workers are paid less for the same work, translating to $1,850 a year in lost earnings for a full-time cashier, or $7,500 for a full-time salesperson. Seventy percent of retail workers of color make under $15 an hour, the threshold that the Fight for 15 movement considers a living wage.
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Black America is getting screwed: Shocking new study highlights the depths of economic disparities [View all]
ismnotwasm
Jun 2015
OP
Your responses baffle me. There is virtually no connection between them and the broader context
Romulox
Jun 2015
#5
It's also how the discussion has been "bifurcated in unnecessary ways." It's quoted *in your OP*. nt
Romulox
Jun 2015
#10
But you seem to disagree with it, or, disagree with the people who agree with it. Confusing. nt
Romulox
Jun 2015
#13
And why economic justice and social justice are one in the same. The so-called "conflict" is bogus.
Romulox
Jun 2015
#16
How do you propose addressing institutionalized racism and economic injustice?
ismnotwasm
Jun 2015
#17
I don't claim to have all the answers. I just know we need to do both or it's ultimately futile. nt
Romulox
Jun 2015
#18
You mean the culture white music execs commercialized and made a fortune from?
LittleBlue
Jun 2015
#29