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Why We Must Fight Economic Apartheid in America
Almost lost in the hullabaloo over the Supreme Court’s decisions last week upholding the Affordable Care Act and allowing gays and lesbians to marry was its decision on housing discrimination. It’s significant and timely.
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In Fair Housing Act Case, Supreme Court Backs 'Disparate Impact' Claims
The court affirmed a Court of Appeals decision in a case in which a nonprofit group said that the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs had contributed to "segregated housing patterns by allocating too many tax credits to housing in predominantly black inner-city areas and too few in...'
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" Blacks and Hispanics typically need higher incomes than whites in order to live in affluent neighborhoods."...Substantiated by what?..........And yes there is much to do to overcome segregationist housing policies initiated by the Democrats.