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426. Should America (and FIFA) Pay Reparations?

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Racial Wealth Gap in America

Racial wealth gap is such that the typical black family has about ten cents on the dollar as a typical white family. Employment for people in the bottom quintile of the wage distribution has fallen by thirty per cent, compared with just a five per cent drop among those in the top quintile. The rich may not be getting richer, but the poor are definitely getting poorer....

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