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Well. jh Send a noteboard - 07/03/2011 09:15:57 PM
An interesting side note: all of the individuals (and I mean all 30 or so of them) were Hispanic or black. I was trying to objectively quantify why that was the case. Was it because they were fired first in a form of "hidden discrimination" and so more likely to end up with no money? Was it because those two groups do not have a history of having wealth and so tend not to learn how to properly manage money? Was it just a simple expression of the statistical likelihood that blacks and Hispanics are poor? Did all of these factors go hand in hand? The people were expressing a negative stereotype, but the reason was hard to assess. I think that would make a very interesting discussion if people weren't so terrified of race-related topics.


I doubt it is race related in this case. IN addition to your suggestions up there, it is more likely that they have a poor background, and uneducated parents, which in turn tends to result in a poor education (statistical likelihood). It has been shown that people who are lacking when it comes to math skills tend to have a harder time making their everyday management of resources come out positive. Other factors in education, like how borrowing money fucks you over if you don't plan, as well as general economics most likely factor into it. It is something of a chicken-egg story, but in the end, it all results in poor economy.
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"Till Debt do us Part" and "Princess": Everything thats wrong with our society Urza - 07/03/2011 04:22:19 AM 728 Views
Never seen those shows Bramhodoulos - 07/03/2011 10:26:04 AM 383 Views
Re: "Till Debt do us Part" and "Princess": Everything thats wrong with our society Camilla - 07/03/2011 10:47:27 AM 421 Views
because they watch shows like Keeping Up with The Kardashins and try to "Keep up" Aisha - 07/03/2011 01:07:45 PM 371 Views
Also, they need a strict Asian mother like mine Aisha - 07/03/2011 01:11:52 PM 398 Views
I've found that the best way to save is to not spend your money. *NM* Ghavrel - 07/03/2011 10:42:03 PM 142 Views
That alone is a terrible strategy. You need to invest it wisely. Tom - 07/03/2011 11:07:25 PM 393 Views
Premium bonds! Nebhead - 07/03/2011 11:39:13 PM 334 Views
Yup. That's what I hear. globug0822 - 08/03/2011 09:50:34 PM 383 Views
Try going to bankruptcy court. Tom - 07/03/2011 08:05:34 PM 488 Views
Well. jh - 07/03/2011 09:15:57 PM 382 Views
It is by definition race-related. Tom - 07/03/2011 09:29:31 PM 403 Views
Well, actually, no. jh - 08/03/2011 06:56:05 PM 371 Views
Well, you're wrong. Tom - 08/03/2011 09:05:53 PM 425 Views
Probably a combination of all of those reasons beetnemesis - 08/03/2011 01:22:19 AM 345 Views
That's a very good point. Tom - 08/03/2011 04:03:03 PM 323 Views
I suppose the other way of looking at it could be... Michael - 08/03/2011 09:27:59 AM 359 Views
I'm not sure about the stigma issue Tom - 08/03/2011 04:05:22 PM 334 Views
Regional unemployment rates is probably your big one Isaac - 08/03/2011 01:58:15 PM 407 Views
The subprime component could be a telling one Tom - 08/03/2011 03:04:48 PM 360 Views
Re: The subprime component could be a telling one Isaac - 08/03/2011 04:34:13 PM 435 Views
I don't think I could watch a show titled "Princess" without risking putting a hole in my TV ßelals Girl - 08/03/2011 07:43:45 PM 343 Views
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