I'm damn tired of people who claim to be the left

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130. Yes, not being a white, straight man puts you in a very different economic situation

When women could not own property separate from their husbands, even a bank account or a credit card, they could not accumulate a credit rating or wealth, which often takes generations, let alone send their children to college, or save enough for retirement or health care.

If a woman is legislatively compelled to bear children, then that is a HUGE economic issue in her life.

When people of color were and are prevented from owning homes either by discriminatory housing laws, or laws preventing them from qualifying for mortgages, they could not accumulate savings, or the income from real estate, keeping them in poverty for generations.

When women and people of color are kept out of higher education, especially in the areas that would lead to highly paid professional jobs (as they were for centuries) they were not able to pass the benefits that came with that to their children.


That said, you can choose to ignore world and U.S. history and keep a narrow view....It's your choice.



Here are some resources to get you started, should you choose to become educated on the issue:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reminder-abortion-is-an-economic-issue_us_58f8d11be4b018a9ce58dd4f

http://www.npr.org/2017/05/03/526655831/a-forgotten-history-of-how-the-u-s-government-segregated-america

https://www.jstor.org/stable/2779915?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

http://www.aauw.org/research/the-simple-truth-about-the-gender-pay-gap/

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/07/27/blacks-with-college-experience-more-likely-to-say-they-faced-discrimination/

https://www.bustle.com/articles/136295-what-was-it-like-for-women-not-to-be-allowed-their-own-credit-cards-10-women