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Re:The Unemployment Rate for People Like You by btakita on Saturday November 07, 2009 @01:35PM (#928145)
Having a criminal past is also a huge factor.

This is anecdotal, but my neighbor's son is a black 35 year old male lacking a high school education and had a BS drug charge. It is very difficult for him to find a job, after all, who wants to hire an ex-con?

Also, his social network makes him very likely to be harassed by police.

I think the decriminalization of drugs will help the inequality, or at least fix a symptom.

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Re:The Unemployment Rate for People Like You by btakita on Monday November 09, 2009 @12:38AM (#930464)
Update, just found out my neighbor's son got a job working at the Port of Oakland for $8.50/hour. He also has a high school education (not that it has a big bearing on the employment rate of his peers).
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