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Economist Bradley Hardy tells Ali Velshi that the pandemic-induced job losses that are hitting minorities and low wage workers hardest “calls for a reappraisal of the social policies” like housing and food assistance to protect these families in the coming months of the crisis. Betsey Stevenson also joins. Aired on 6/12/2020.

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[debraburgos]

Meanwhile $514 billion disappears from the care act and no one is held accountable.

[amparotrujillo]

Yes im white and right now im in a shelter. Were we are blacks and white . our problem is no help with housing and now with this pandemic rents are being raised. No hope of getting out of shelter . our reality might be throughn out in the streets.

[spinthis]

Fellow PROTESTERS, we've got the power! Let's add another chant: "REMOVE DONALD TRUMP!"

[ashroskell]

Look how low the level of comment is in this thread, compared to all the others on YouTube? Perhaps there’s a statement there? When people don’t even want to look at it, how can it be changed? . . . Glad you’re talking about it seriously, at least

[Wingman]

This is Bull SHT!!!
He talks about how blacks work in Grocery (essential workers) and drug stores (essential workers), etc.. They had work during this.
Then he goes on to say, " In 1968, a typical middle class black household had $6, 674 in wealth compared with $70, 786 for typical middle-class white household"
Where the PHCK he get that number It is 2020 and $70, 000 is just now upper middle class in Ohio. In 1968 you could pay cash for a Plymouth Roadrunner for $6 grand.
Dis, Mo, Fo tripping balls.

[mvvpro]

Trump's Mar-a-lago golf buddies have nothing to complain about. Except that their staff could work a bit harder.

[idorski]

How about acknowledging how banks put up so many obstacles when blacks try to get loans, specifically mortgage loans. They will push them into equity loans and unsecured mortgages in the hopes that they can not meet their obligations when that interest rate rises... something like being a sharecropper.

[ruthdepew]

There is not a single living human being on the planet who did not receive assistance from others. If you do not know this, you are dangerously ignorant.

[prayeranon]

LORD GOD thank you praise you please GOD end all violence, illness, discrimination and all abortions We ask in Jesus Christ Holy Holy Holy name Amen 🙏

[floydschneider]

Joe Biden wants more Police on every street corner. Joe Biden in 2002:: And what works in the fight against crime? It's simple -- more police on the streets.” “While most experts agree that these factors contribute to the crime rate, it is smart police work that makes the real difference. Put a cop on three of four corners and guess where the crime is going to be committed? On the fourth corner, where the cop isn't. More cops clearly means less crime.”

“That's why I fought so hard to add police to the streets of Delaware and across the country. Eight years ago I wrote legislation to add 100, 000 police to our streets. This program has funneled over $21 million to Delaware.”

“Today, more than 220 newly-sworn in officers are on the streets of our state as a result, and nearly 200 more officers have moved from desk jobs to community policing units.”

“I am fighting these cuts and will be working with Republicans and Democrats to restore COPS funds this year. Over the past eight years, the COPS program has contributed mightily to the nation's unprecedented drop in crime. Now, at

a time when crime is beginning to rise back up, is not the time to let up in the

fight against crime. We need to provide more resources to our police, not less.”



The Delaware State News • 20 August 2002

Local crime must be cut and kept down



By JOSEPH R. BIDEN Jr.




As this paper recently reported, crime is down in our state's capital, as it is across Delaware. But if the national trend is any guide, it may not stay down.



Several weeks ago, the FBI reported that crime was up in the country for the first time in 10 years.



Fighting terrorism is important, but you and I have a much better chance of being held up by a mugger than we do of being attacked by al Qaeda. As my friend, Gov. Tom Ridge says, the best way to secure the homeland is by securing the hometown.



We can fight terror and fight violent crime at the same time, but we need to keep focused on what works.



And what works in the fight against crime? It's simple -- more police on the streets.



I've fought to help local law enforcement make our streets safer throughout my 30 year career in public service. Over the years, I've heard from people who say it's the economy that causes crime, who say it's the number of kids out after dark, or that it's influenced by prisoners released back into society.



While most experts agree that these factors contribute to the crime rate, it is smart police work that makes the real difference. Put a cop on three of four corners and guess where the crime is going to be committed? On the fourth corner, where the cop isn't. More cops clearly means less crime.



That's why I fought so hard to add police to the streets of Delaware and across the country. Eight years ago I wrote legislation to add 100, 000 police to our streets. This program has funneled over $21 million to Delaware.



Today, more than 220 newly-sworn in officers are on the streets of our state as a result, and nearly 200 more officers have moved from desk jobs to community policing units.



But the job clearly is not done. Cutting crime is like cutting the grass -just because you cut it down, doesn't mean it's going to stay there. You can't cut your grass on Saturday and expect it to look good a month later. Nor can you watch crime drop one year and expect it to keep going down for a decade.



Dover has done well with the law enforcement resources it has, but the fact that the first half of this year saw the highest complaint total ever for the city means we need to keep cutting that grass.



The federal government can play an important role in helping states fight crime. Criminals here aren't just from Delaware - they cross state lines from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and elsewhere - and the U.S. government ought to help local police departments track down and lock up these criminals.



Earlier this year, the administration proposed gutting the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program by 80 percent. COPS is the only federal program targeted at adding police to the streets. It awards grants to help pay for community police and school resource officer salaries, as well as grants to help redeploy officers from behind their desks onto the streets.



Police chiefs and mayors can apply directly for the funds - there is no red tape. And George Bush's top cop, Attorney General Ashcroft, recently called the program "a miraculous success."



I am fighting these cuts and will be working with Republicans and Democrats to restore COPS funds this year. Over the past eight years, the COPS program has contributed mightily to the nation's unprecedented drop in crime. Now, at a time when crime is beginning to rise back up, is not the time to let up in the fight against crime. We need to provide more resources to our police, not less.



And most importantly, we need to give local cities and towns the tools they need to better protect our neighborhoods and make our streets safer for all Americans.

[lsgap]

If you want to be poor that's your choice why try and act like it has something to do with the color of your skin