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You clearly did not read what I wrote.
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Yes, as a matter of fact, I did.
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I said that it discriminated against people who were poor, not by race.
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Not until NOW you didnt.
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It just so happened that most of the Blacks and Hispanics were also poor.
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Bullshit. They were making the same income as the white firefighters. Pay rates are equal for a given job. They do not change on the basis of one being white and the other hispanic.
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But race was NOT the issue.
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Maybe you didn't bother reading the case, but race most assuredly WAS the issue - at least it was the argument they made.
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It was having to buy material they should not have had to buy, and that hiring tutors helped when it should not have mattered.
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Again, nobody HAD to purchase additional material. Some CHOSE to in order to ensure they would perform better on the test, and thereby advance their career.
It may surprise you, but some of us choose to make ourselves more valuable to our employers at our own expense. We consider it an investment in our future earnings potential.