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Right-Wingers Are Mad Anti-Welfare Ad Isn't Racist Enough (www.rollingstone.com)
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[–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

More than 1/3 of just under 2/3 of the population vs 1/4 of slightly over 1/10 of the population.

Rough estimates

White on food stamps: 76.2 million

Black on food stamps: 11.1 million

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

    That’s my point though, those numbers are meaningless. What if I gave you these numbers:

    White not on food stamps: 122.6 million

    Black not on food stamps: 33.2 million

    There are zero valid conclusions to be drawn.

    Analyzing the actual numbers, it seems a random black person is 3x more likely to be on food stamps than a random white person in the US.

    (0.25/0.13) / (0.38/0.59) = 2.99

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