All foster kids in California can now attend any state college for free

Post by jncfhnb » Sun, Jul 23, 2023, 11:41 PM UTC

phpisthebest wrote: post #212

bugglebeetle wrote: post #187

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Okay, but this logic is explicitly filtered through class in the US context. Some of the most antisocial members of our society are CEOs, politicians, and similar leaders. The damage they inflict on society often far exceeds that by individual acts of violence, fraud, thievery etc. Think about what has been wrought by Sacklers, the people running 3M, or those who led the country into war premised on lies. Indeed, you…

>>>San Francisco was a lovely city until landlords and real estate speculators turned it into a casino for gambling on housing and office space. before I even begin to address your others points, many I probably agree with we need to stop with this gas lighting narrative. landlords and real estate speculators are not the villains of the San Francisco of the story. The city government (and the larger state government)…

Post by throwaway5959 » Sun, Jul 23, 2023, 11:42 PM UTC

ecf wrote: post #126

brucethemoose2 wrote: post #99

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> Too bad for my sister who had a masters and is making $35k as a teacher in Tennessee which is barely more than minimum wage. This is the real crime.

It’s always depressing when we talk about the latest developments in minimum wage and how a day one burger flipper at an In and Out in California is making just as much as someone with 6 years of schooling and responsibility for teaching the next generation. Oh and that’s not even considering how much of her own $$$ is needed to successfully supply a classroom and how barely any is tax deductible. Her experiences alm…

Post by celu » Sun, Jul 23, 2023, 11:43 PM UTC

jmerz wrote: post #135

slashdev wrote: post #123

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Do reparations for slavery even make logical sense? Please cut me some slack here, by the nature of the world we live in, I have not uttered these thoughts to another human being, and they might have obvious flaws. It's tough when you can't talk about ideas out of fear of the consequences. I think nobody argues that it's a vile, morally repugnant thing to enslave another human being. But that was a long time ago, and…

So there's actually a lot of academic debate on the merits of reparations, and exactly what and how much reparations should be. A very oversimplified pro argument: if it wasn't for slavery, these families would have generational wealth and better social situations. African Americans in the US ARE disproportionately lower wealth/income and this has CLEAR historical origins. The oversimplified con argument: Okay, but i…

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jul 23, 2023, 11:44 PM UTC

getmeinrn wrote: post #13

This is what affirmative action should be... helping people out based on their individual situation, not because their skin color or gender.

Post by for_i_in_range » Sun, Jul 23, 2023, 11:45 PM UTC