"Should the government even count race in the census?" Tue May-12-15 09:36 AM by ndibs
This is how the Germans exterminated the Jews. This is how banks redline areas or decide where to implement predatory lending. Insurance companies use it to raise rates. This is how they know where to underfund the schools at. It helps people find the whitest neighborhoods possible to live in. We know the downsides. I'm wondering what are the benefits?
2. "yes, but the information should not be used for those reasons." In response to Reply # 0
People can always use information or manipulate information to help or harm other people. That does't mean the information should not be collected. Without that information, the ability to help goes away right along with the ability to harm.
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4. "End post. Information doesn't hurt people. People hurt people. " In response to Reply # 2
>People can always use information or manipulate information >to help or harm other people. That does't mean the information >should not be collected. Without that information, the ability >to help goes away right along with the ability to harm.
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This is how we know >banks redline areas or decide where to implement predatory >lending.
This is how we know Insurance companies use it to raise rates.
This how we know This is >how they know where to underfund the schools at. It helps >people find the whitest neighborhoods possible to live in. We >know the downsides. I'm wondering what are the benefits?
It's also how we know where to track funds that are targeted for underfunded areas, how we track the country's history, migration patterns, plan for federal funding for schools, infrastructure, traffic, staffing, job growth, how your favorite stores decide to open up franchises, etc.
Better to know than not to know. Ignorance is never a good look.
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5. "YES" In response to Reply # 0 Tue May-12-15 10:47 AM by lfresh
absolutely
mexicans are finally acknowledging their black population debating on what name to use on the daggone census
this whole don't acknowledge it we are all the same thing DOES NOT WORK look at latin america you STILL get treated badly but now you just have no name for it and they point to the US as the land of racism
shit the rest of the world tries it as well
lack of information means lack of acknowledgement leaner the lesson that we are having with not acknowledging police murders ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
6. "Government counts race everywhere else, why not in the census?" In response to Reply # 0
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