it's true that the cost of living varies widely but I am not sure that you can make the argument that blacks tend to live in rural inexpensive areas. What about Harlem? Watts? The Chicago projects? Washington DC?
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:45:10 -0500, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You cannot use national averages to get a basis on income disparity in the > US. Our inflation changes from state to state. > > If you want to get a real break down of income disparity you have to break > it down. > > Do minorities on average make less money that whites on average because > minorities live in areas where the cost of living is lower? > > In the US, National Averages are pointless, In Lexington Kentucky a house > that costs $150,000 may cost 1 million dollars in L.A. You have to take this > into account, something your numbers are NOT doing. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 2:35 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Who Doesn't Discriminate? (WAS: playing the race card) > > > > I wasn't sure what Dana had derived from her figures when she posted, > > because she just posted links. > > > > But there you go,the income disparity is right infront of you. > > Now you are bringing nebulous notions of how many people applied etc. to > > try to explain an INCOME DISPARITY! > > Ridiculous in the extreme. > > I don't even think it is just cognitive dissonance anymore. > > > > -Gel > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145316 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
