re: List of things black people can’t do because they lack ID’s.

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In every age bracket, Blacks are over-represented in poverty as a percentage of the population and Whites are under-represented.

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And how do you address that? What liberal policies get to the root of this issue? Better yet: what liberal policies are AT the root of this issue?

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Not sure how any of that is relevant to this topic (Voter ID), but it seems fair to suggest that LBJ’s Great Society is largely responsible. The data seems to indicate that the economic fortunes of Blacks had been steadily on the rise for many decades before LBJ bolluxed it up for them.

I realized you were going by percentages and I went with raw numbers. My point was simply that there are far more white people in quantity who would be negatively affected by these “racially motivated” voter “suppression” laws than the entire black population of any class in this country...basically, we are bitching about a pretty insignificant block of potential minority voters being “racially” “suppressed” at the ballot box as compared to the entire segment of the population that would be negatively affected.

Also...how in the hell can a demographic be “underrepresented” in poverty if the stated goal is for everyone to be out of poverty? Jesus, it’s the same irrational argument that everyone should be free to be a unique individual regardless of their difference...but...we want everyone to be the same and have the same amount of all the same shite. Uniquely.

AggieHank do you actually believe that 25% of AAs don’t have an ID? Keep in mind that approximately 33% of AAs receive Snap benefits which means those that qualify have an ID.

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In raw numbers, are there more poor Whites than poor Blacks? That number is not particularly relevant to this topic, but it is certainly possible.

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It's very relevant to the narrative that caused this thread to be started, which is the claim by the Leftist that requiring voters to have IDs is racist voter suppression because poor black people can't obtain IDs.

Cross referencing population totals by race with poverty percentage by race yields approximately
18 million White
8.2 million Black
living below the poverty threshold

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In 2019, the poverty rate for the United States was 10.5%, the lowest since estimates were first released for 1959. Poverty rates declined between 2018 and 2019 for all major race and Hispanic origin groups. Two of these groups, Blacks and Hispanics, reached historic lows in their poverty rates in 2019. The poverty rate for Blacks was 18.8%; for Hispanics, it was 15.7%.

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Thank you President Trump!

I looked up your “33 percent of blacks receive food stamps” and I came up with “33 percent of food stamps go to blacks.”

I’ll let you figure out your error.

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how in the hell can a demographic be “underrepresented” in poverty if the stated goal is for everyone to be out of poverty? Jesus, it’s the same irrational argument that everyone should be free to be a unique individual regardless of their difference...but...we want everyone to be the same and have the same amount of all the same shite. Uniquely.

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Well, I did not use the term as any sort of either argument OR judgment. Simply as shorthand for whether group’s percentage of those in poverty is higher or lower than the same group’s percentage of the population.

For example, if a group comprises 1% of the population and 25% of those in poverty, that group is “over%represented” under this definition.

GFY

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disparity exists proportionally between the races is without dispute,

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Which races? And based on which factors?

Back up your claim with evidence.

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Good Lord, you are clearly bright enough to understand that the Dem proposition is NOT that NO Blacks can obtain a government ID, but rather that a larger percentage of Blacks than Whites lack the opportunity to do so.

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I disagree with your premise. I assert that black people do not lack less of an opportunity to attain a government issued ID than white people.

Georgia requires the following to acquire an ID card:

- an identity document; a top example is a birth certificate. Perhaps your family did not maintain records, this is understandable. You can still get a certified copy from the state upon request. I had to do so once. A black person has the same opportunity to do so as I.

- a social security card; again, if you don’t know your social security number or don’t have a social security card, you can request one from your local social security office. A black person can walk into the office and do so just as I can.

- a document showing your residence and address; a top example is a bill or a bank account statement. You can open a checking account today with $0.

While a greater percentage of black people may lack ID, I argue they possess the same opportunity to attain one as white people.

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In every age bracket, Blacks are over-represented in poverty as a percentage of the population and Whites are under-represented.

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Some black poverty is a result of bad life choices like having kids out of wedlock and no fathers in the home. Some of it is because many black families don’t stress education. Some are born into families who have partaken in generational welfare. How do you fix these root causes of poverty ?