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Ichingcarpenter

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Sun Feb 5, 2012, 10:37 AM Feb 2012

Social Justice Quiz 2012: Thirteen Questions

Question One. The combined pay of the 299 highest paid CEOs in the US is enough to support how many median salary jobs?

45,000? 83,000? 102,325?

Two. The median net worth of black households in the US is $2,200. What is the median net worth of white households in the US?

$4,400? $44,000? $97,000?

Three. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development issues a national survey every year listing fair market rents for every county in the US. HUD also suggests renters should pay no more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs. In how many of the USA's 3068 counties can someone who works full-time and earns the federal minimum wage pay 30% of their income and find a one-bedroom apartment at the fair market rental amount?

19? 368? 1974?





Rest of the questions and answers
Here:;

http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/13300

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Social Justice Quiz 2012: Thirteen Questions (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 OP
Put your pessimist hat on before you choose your answers. baldguy Feb 2012 #1
It was a sobering quiz Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #2
I'm not saying it's not accurate, just fucking depressing. baldguy Feb 2012 #4
I posted this on my Facebook page last week. mmonk Feb 2012 #3
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