United for a Fair Economy (UFE) just released their annual State of the Dream report. Included in that report is an historic overview of the policies and practices that have helped to create our existing economic inequality. The following Tweets highlight some key pieces of the UFE report.
The wealth gap in the US has widened significantly in the past 30 years to levels unseen since the Great Depression. #Dream15 #MLKDay
— Fair Economy (@UFE) January 19, 2015
80% of assets come from transfers from prior generations… a primary cause of the racial wealth gap. #MLKDay #Dream15
— Fair Economy (@UFE) January 19, 2015
Let's look at how a few generations ago government policy favored white wealth creation (1 of 12) #MLKDay #Dream15
— Fair Economy (@UFE) January 19, 2015
People of color and women still suffer disproportionately from the effects of these policies that were enacted decades ago, when overt discrimination was the accepted norm.
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