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And during the post-World War II boom years, federal, state and city policies, and discriminatory bank lending and real estate practices steered even higher-income blacks to segregated neighborhoods and towns, where real estate appreciation lagged far behind that of predominantly white areas.
Study: Racial Wealth Gap Widened Over the Last Generation | Impact Lab 2010
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Other ideas might include phasing out tax write-offs for mortgage interest for higher-income homeowners.
How American Income Inequality Hit Levels Not Seen Since The Depression The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Because low-income households devote greater shares of their income to energy and transportation costs than do higher-income households, virtually any climate policy will place relatively greater burdens on low-income households.
Robert Stavins: Pursuing Real Environmental Justice in California Robert Stavins 2011
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Critics of credit-based pricing methodologies raise fairness issues, saying families stuck in low-wage jobs may be more inclined to run into occasional credit problems, while higher-income families have more flexibility to avoid them.
Car Insurers Defend Their Credit-Score Use Leslie Scism 2010
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Because low-income households devote greater shares of their income to energy and transportation costs than do higher-income households, virtually any climate policy will place relatively greater burdens on low-income households.
Robert Stavins: Pursuing Real Environmental Justice in California Robert Stavins 2011
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Because low-income households devote greater shares of their income to energy and transportation costs than do higher-income households, virtually any climate policy will place relatively greater burdens on low-income households.
Robert Stavins: Pursuing Real Environmental Justice in California Robert Stavins 2011
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The company's higher-income demographics are less affected by economic woes such as rising gas prices, although a report last week that said Whole Foods slowed orders to suppliers in April raised a red flag.
Whole Foods Net Gets Boost From Sales John Kell 2011
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Prior to 2010, higher-income people were excluded.
Jason Alderman: How to Undo a Roth IRA Conversion Jason Alderman 2012
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Because low-income households devote greater shares of their income to energy and transportation costs than do higher-income households, virtually any climate policy will place relatively greater burdens on low-income households.
Robert Stavins: Pursuing Real Environmental Justice in California Robert Stavins 2011
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The pain was particularly severe in higher-income states in the northeast and along the coasts, according to the Tax Foundation.
Local Taxes Sway Races John D. McKinnon 2010
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