ptbw forever
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And where does that $4000 per person and free housing come from?Because it is none of your businessEven if a person of color owns a business, they still suffer from institutional racism and are hurt by police profiling, and the fact they had to work twice as hard just to get where they are than any white person with a silver spoon born in his mouth. THerefore, even if a person of color is a CEO, they still do not have institutional power, and cannot be racist.In my professional life, I have worked for 3 companies that were owned or run by blacks. That gave them power over a number of people. While the numbers to not compare to national averages, your "racism doesn't exist" is obviously nonsense.
I do like that you added the "don't try to give me any bullshit from the oxford dictionary or webster dictionary". That is hilarious. But words DO have meanings. And you can't throw out the standard definition just because it does not fit your claims.
Racism is not about power. While power allows you to act on your hatred, it is not a requirement. Just because someone has no power, you cannot claim they do not hate someone based solely on race, without even knowing them. And THAT, kind sir, is racism.
Why won't you answer a simple question about what you do for a living?
Ok, perhaps something else?
As a socialist, what do you expect the govt to provide for you?
I believe that all citizens of this country should be provided a minimum income of around $4000 a year to all residents of the country, regardless of whether or not they work (which was actually a proposed law in the 1970's). We should also raise the minimum wage to a least $15, and in the case of those who cannot afford or are unable to house themselves, provide housing for these individuals.
These initiatives pay for themselves. We spend FAR more on incarcerating, arresting, and sentencing the poor and impoverished, and then arresting and incarcerating them again and again due to our fucked up justice system. In fact, the state of UTAH, one of THE most republican states, is trying to give free apartments to all homeless people. It costs their state less to give an apartment to every homeless person than it does to keep arresting, punishing, and policing the homeless. Utah Reduced Chronic Homelessness By 91 Percent; Here's How
The money for these initiatives could also be supplemented with defense cuts, if necessary. We do not need military bases in 80 countries.