A college dean claimed that Social Security is a textbook example to show how something that is not intentionally racist can exhibit structural inequity.
Thomas LaVeist, the dean of Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, spoke about Social Security policy in an interview on "Health Equity."
LaVeist explained Social Security is the perfect example to demonstrate how structural inequity manifests in American society. is racist in itself, the dean claimed it is impacted by"structural inequity." NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES CALLS OUT 'RICH WHITE PEOPLE' AFTER SCOTUS RULING, ADDS CLARENCE THOMAS 'IRRELEVANT HERE'
"The program was developed, but if you look at the differences in life expectancy, if you say you have a, White worker, they begin working at the same day, at the same job, for the same company, they make the same salary, which might not always be the case, but in this example, they make the same salary. They paid the exact same amount of money into the Social Security system, and they both retire the same day," he said.
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