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[https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/juneteenth-economic-inequality by Brakeyshia Samms 18/6/24 Common Dreams] | [https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/juneteenth-economic-inequality by Brakeyshia Samms 18/6/24 Common Dreams] | ||
Though Black Americans are no longer taxed as property, their relationship with the property tax system remains challenging. Today, for instance, Black families pay more property taxes than white Americans who own comparable properties. Black people went from being literally taxed as property to being slighted by the property tax system – perpetuating deep economic inequality for a group of people who have always suffered on the soil of this land. | Though Black Americans are no longer taxed as property, their relationship with the property tax system remains challenging. Today, for instance, Black families pay more property taxes than white Americans who own comparable properties. Black people went from being literally taxed as property to being slighted by the property tax system – perpetuating deep economic inequality for a group of people who have always suffered on the soil of this land. | ||
=====Why economists say falling inflation isn’t enough to relieve stress about the U.S. economy===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/why-economists-say-falling-inflation-isnt-enough-to-relieve-stress-about-the-u-s-economy by Christopher Rugaber 20/11/23 PBS NEWS] | |||
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has reached its lowest point in 2 1/2 years. The unemployment rate has stayed below 4 percent for the longest stretch since the 1960s. And the U.S. economy has repeatedly defied predictions of a coming recession. Yet according to a raft of polls and surveys, most Americans hold a glum view of the economy. | |||
