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Klesko t1_ixt9kw3 wrote

Reply to comment by Beetin in For most Americans, housing was a key component in personal wealth accumulation. However, racist housing policies eroded black wealth in pre-WWII American cities. Black families paid a 28% premium to buy a home on a majority white block, after which their homes lost 10% of their value. by smurfyjenkins

Wasn't immediate, took about 160 years and its not a zero for sure. But I cant think any of any other major country where it would be better for a black person to live than the USA.

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Moont1de t1_ixtb3bd wrote

How do you define “major country”?

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Klesko t1_ixtbege wrote

Any place not considered 3rd world with a population of greater than 50 million.

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Moont1de t1_ixtcbu8 wrote

How would you define not 3rd world?

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Petrochromis722 t1_ixtqzv1 wrote

I mean, you could always define it the way Mao did when he coined it. NATO = first world, Warsaw Pact = second world, everyone else = third world. There were some non-NATO us aligned actions that got lumped in the first world as well, Japan, South Korea, etc

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Moont1de t1_ixu5bye wrote

I’m asking that user specifically, or do you agree with their “major country” definition

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KiwasiGames t1_ixuagn2 wrote

Australia, Canada, NZ, UK, Germany...

The US has some pretty high income inequality for the developed world. While rich Americans are generally doing extremely well, its generally a bad place to be poor.

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