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davidn3600

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6. Frantically?

Reply to GitRDun (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 30, 2014, 02:42 AM

Nov 2014

I'd say they are succeeding quite comfortably well...

The economic gaps between whites and blacks hasn't changed in over 50 years. And there isn't much evidence to suggest it will change any time soon. The 1% has a firm grasp on both political parties.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/28/these-seven-charts-show-the-black-white-economic-gap-hasnt-budged-in-50-years

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