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Let's compare some numbers: 1️⃣ AL's incarceration rate is 1.7 times higher than MD's 2️⃣ 64.6% of the Black population is employed in MD, vs. 55.5% in AL 3️⃣ MD has a minimum wage of $15/hr; AL has no minimum wage 4️⃣ MD has paid family and medical leave laws; AL has none
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While AL follows the Southern economic model that is #RootedinRacism, MD does not, and Black workers in MD are better off for it. The MD-AL comparison shows that policies that support working people can help drive higher rates of employment, too. 🧵 3/3
www.epi.org/blog/alabama...
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