• Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    “Low income Alabama residents” is the key phrase. Considering the demographics of Alabama, the majority of people helped by this program were probably Black.

    • Baphomet_The_Blasphemer@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      I’d venture a guess that there are an equal number of poor white people in Alabama. Truth be told, Alabama is a festering shithole of a state, and the only reason you don’t hear more about how bad it is, is because they got Mississippi right there making them look good by comparison.