Here's why I'm pissed off about Obama not doing more on unemployment. Not to put too fine a point on it, but the unemployment numbers among white Americans is actually about 8.6%.
For African-Americans it's 16.6%. That's unacceptable. That's one in six, which means the real numbers are closer to 30%, maybe 33%. One in three African-Americans in the job market is unemployed or underemployed is my honest guess.
For white teenagers, it's 23.2%. That's bad enough.
African-American teenagers? The official numbers are 44.2%. The real numbers? Well over half. 60% maybe. Who knows.
Black America has been in a depression for several years now. Odds are really good that it's going to get worse and soon.
There's a reason why there's no sense of urgency on Capitol Hill. Whose fault is it? Too many to blame and no sense in assigning it. But no real sense that anything's really, really wrong in "America" yet.
They've only got 8.7% unemployment, dig?
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I think black America has been in a depression for my entire lifetime.
And you wonder why there's still racism? You are dividing people.
America is at a near 10% unemployment rate with 7-8% underemployed or just not looking. Leave it at that.
I'm the racist for pointing out actual government statistics?
Waffles, that's lame even for you.
Did I say "Youre a racist"
No. Pey attention.
I pointed out that divisive measures like this lead to racism or people to see racism.
Have you considered that might actually be a valid argument?
Guess you weren't pAying attention
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