Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer R-S.C. Likens Welfare to Feeding Stray Animals

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I came across this article this morning and was astounded. Although there has been racist and discriminatory remarks from both political parties, this one takes the cake:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35067031/ns/politics-more_politics/?gt1=43001

 

Some highlights of what he said:

"My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small child to quit feeding stray animals. You know why? Because they breed! You're facilitating the problem if you give an animal or a person ample food supply. They will reproduce, especially ones that don't think too much further than that."

This goes back to what Kim was saying in class last week. A lot of racism and discrimination is preceeded by or tied in with poverty. Unfortunately, a disproportionate amount of minorites fall in this category.

So my question is: Do people dicriminate against others more so because of there SES or because of their race? Is one a stronger influence than the other?  

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