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[https://www.aclu.org/podcast/this-economic-policy-could-break-the-poverty-cycle by ACLU 14/3/24] | [https://www.aclu.org/podcast/this-economic-policy-could-break-the-poverty-cycle by ACLU 14/3/24] | ||
Intergenerational wealth, or the passing on of wealth within generations of a family, gives a notable advantage to those who have it, and often leaves those who don’t economically burdened. Income inequality in the U.S. continues to persist and the median income of white people largely outsizes that of people of color. This disparity has plagued generations, greatly reducing the ability of people of color to start businesses, pursue higher education, and buy homes. | Intergenerational wealth, or the passing on of wealth within generations of a family, gives a notable advantage to those who have it, and often leaves those who don’t economically burdened. Income inequality in the U.S. continues to persist and the median income of white people largely outsizes that of people of color. This disparity has plagued generations, greatly reducing the ability of people of color to start businesses, pursue higher education, and buy homes. | ||
=====‘We deserve more’: US workers’ share of the pie dwindles===== | |||
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/06/workers-income-labor- by Michael Sainato 6/5/24 The Guardian] | |||
When Jesse Motte began working at a Starbucks inside a Target store in Columbia, South Carolina, more than two years ago, $15 an hour sounded great. He was excited to start because it was the most he had ever made after working for years in the service industry. | |||
