Thursday, October 25, 2007

Say What?

Another stupid conservative comments.

"Our society is such that minorities don't become elderly the way white people do; they die first."

-- John Tanner, top voting rights official at the Justice Department, explaining why photo ID requirements do not disproportionately disenfranchise minority voters.
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  1. James WigdersonOctober 27, 2007 at 10:36 PM

    Actually, in the context of Social Security, he's right. Minorities receive less in Social Security because of the shorter life expectancy, and whites benefit as a result.

    Just a tidbit from the actuarial tables.

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  2. Other SideOctober 28, 2007 at 9:30 AM

    However, in the context it was a crude statement.

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