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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Equal is good. But affirmative action yells "pity" to me.
I keep hearing make jobs pay more when the truth is that jobs usually have pay that reflects the level of skill and work involved. I can't see where it is right to up the pay for jobs that do not require great skill.
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Therein lies the problem. We treat unskilled people like they don’t deserve to be paid a livable wage.
Poverty leads to crime, and so rich folk (typically white, but mainly because they have enjoyed generations of privilege) have to resort to extreme policing to keep the poor underclass under control.
Up the minimum wage to a livable wage and that will go a long way to helping the situation. And do a better job of weeding out the bad cops - we see far too many on video these days.