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How Taxes Keep American Wealth White
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Building wealth has never been easy, and the racial wealth gap makes that obvious. As recently as 2016, the median wealth of a white household was $171,000 dollars. That's eight times the median $20,600 of Hispanic households. For Black households? Just $17,000, according to Pew Research Center.
So what needs to change? And what should people keep in mind as they try to build wealth for future generations?
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So what needs to change? And what should people keep in mind as they try to build wealth for future generations?
Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.
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