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Can One Blame These Richer Towns People For Wanting To Make A Better Life For Themselves?
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http:// www.ind ependen t.co.uk /news/w orld/am ericas/ america s-new-a parthei d-prosp erous-w hite-di stricts -are-ch oosing- to-brea k-away- from-bl ack-cit ies-and -go-it- alone-9 695345. html
I may be accuse of posting yet one more American thread which also happens to contain black issues, but hey I make no apology, because I just thought they would make good debating threads.
/// Fortunate residents of this the relatively prosperous southern section of a city that is otherwise blighted by poverty, violence and a failing public school system, they are demanding the right to break away from it and forge a whole new city of their own. Putatively named St George, ///
/// Were it to become a city it would be 70 per cent white. Baton Rouge now is 55 per cent black and 40 per cent white. ///
I may be accuse of posting yet one more American thread which also happens to contain black issues, but hey I make no apology, because I just thought they would make good debating threads.
/// Fortunate residents of this the relatively prosperous southern section of a city that is otherwise blighted by poverty, violence and a failing public school system, they are demanding the right to break away from it and forge a whole new city of their own. Putatively named St George, ///
/// Were it to become a city it would be 70 per cent white. Baton Rouge now is 55 per cent black and 40 per cent white. ///
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Many who enjoy a good standard of living do a lot more for the rest society than they’re given credit for. I think there are few who wouldn’t opt to live in a better area if it meant lower crime rates, higher standards of education, etc. I really can’t blame anyone for improving their lot in life if they can.
Too large an article to read whilst at work but I wonder if this is being portrayed as a race related split or whether it is just an attempt to build a more pleasant place to live in. That the poverty and race connection is a distraction. Since the new city is apparently likely to be 30% of folk who consider themselves black, then I suspect it is wealth making an ability to move somewhere better.
America is, after all, predominantly made from immigrants so a mix of race/culture should be something they are used to. And it is also predominantly a place where one is expected to look after their own interests, which is what these folk are planning on doing ?
Tackling the lack of spreading the wealth around so all feel they have a decent stake in their society, is a different issue but one that ought not be ignored.
America is, after all, predominantly made from immigrants so a mix of race/culture should be something they are used to. And it is also predominantly a place where one is expected to look after their own interests, which is what these folk are planning on doing ?
Tackling the lack of spreading the wealth around so all feel they have a decent stake in their society, is a different issue but one that ought not be ignored.
I think part of the problem here is that a city may have it's own political arrangement in the US - this means that small pockets of very rich people might group together and pay very very little tax.
While a larger city where the richer contribute slightly more might improve the whole city, two separate cities will have separate tax incomes making each of their current situations more extreme.
While a larger city where the richer contribute slightly more might improve the whole city, two separate cities will have separate tax incomes making each of their current situations more extreme.
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