![]() ![]() had a high minimum wage, subsidized home ownership, good union jobs, strong financial protections, and a tax rate sufficient to fund research, infrastructure, and education.īut as the civil rights movement gained steam and the white population declined, our overwhelmingly white policymakers began to reconsider just how deserving the public really was. In the mid-1960s, when white people made up almost 90% of the population, government investment in the public good was seen as a positive. I mean the most basic aspects of a high-functioning society, from a robust public health system to deal with pandemics to reliable modern infrastructure, a well-funded school in every neighborhood, or wages high enough to keep workers out of poverty. And by “nice things,” I don’t mean laundry that does itself or hovercraft backpacks. It’s not just you.Īmericans can’t seem to have nice things. The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together 1. ![]()
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