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How Federal Government Racism worsened the Black White Wealth Gap.

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Let's get right into it.

First up, the Federal Government's key role in worsening the Wealth Gap between Black and White Americans.

My sources here are, a study by two Oregon State University professors Jonathan Kaplan and Andrew Vals,

published in Public Affairs Quarterly, the website of Oregon State University, the Oregonian newspaper, and Answers.com.

Did you know that the median net worth, the amount of net worth half of families have more than and half have less than,

the median net worth of white families is about $121,000, and of Black families $19,000.

White family median net worth is over six times that of African-American families.

The right-wing myth is that over the last several decades, African-Americans have gotten a fair shake,

and that racial wealth disparities are due to shortcomings in African-Americans are the fault of the African-American community itself.

Now, you'll have a good reply to that propaganda.

Let me tell you about the real reason for a good portion of the Wealth Gap.

You need a little background.

Before Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration, to buy a home, you needed about a 50% down payment,

and the loan had to be repaid in a relatively short period of time, about five years.

50% down to be repaid over five years?

Few young or middle-income Americans could afford to buy a home.

Then, FDR pushed through over hysterical right-wing opposition, the New Deal.

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