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Like when you kept asking me if I or my family was poor, so that is why I supported a social safety net.
I asked because it adds perspective to the discussion. Currently, I encounter issues that affect black people of varying income levels. While I think the safety nets for the least fortunate are very important, we cannot ignore the plight and barriers as they relate to high-income blacks.
A friend I went to law school with grew up in the hood. I did not. So we had different black experiences. He has shared that his experience, growing up poor, colors a lot of his current political positions even if they are against his financial interests.
Like I said, I discuss in good faith, and bring in anecdotes from conversations I have with others in similar situations.