For every R1 earned by white individuals, blacks earn 13c

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VAST income disparities between the different race groups continue to exist, indicating that little has changed since 1996, a Standard Bank study of living standards showed on Monday.

The study by bank economist Siphamandla Mkhwanazi established that the white population had the highest income per capita at R215,000 per annum, more than seven times greater than that of the black population at R29,000 per annum.

Indians were found to have enjoyed the fastest rise (468%) in their per capital income between 1996 and 2014.

"In relative terms, for every R1 earned by white individuals, blacks earn 13c, and this has not changed since 1996. Notably, the Indian/Asian population seems to be closing the gap to whites quicker than both blacks and coloureds.

For every R1 earned by whites, Indians earn 51c, up from 43c in 1996 and 50c in 2011," the study concluded.

"Compared to 2011, blacks and coloureds earned 1c less in 2014 for every R1 earned by their white counterparts."
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This comparison is so silly. We should compare education levels.

Whites gets the best income not because they are white but because they are the best educated.
 
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Heres a solution , lets chase away all the whites then everyone will be earning 13c.
 
thechamp said:
False
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Why false? Surely one of the things apartheid did was to funnel far more educational spending towards whites than blacks, that didn't all disappear in 1994, those people are still in the job market.

Or do you disagree that generally a better education results in higher salaries?
 
originally they were giving the same education that earned the whites that R1 - but they f@ced up the education system - so now they complain they only earn 13c?

seems the Indians took up the challenge and bettered themselves!

do the Indians have the same education as the blacks?
 
Does this take household income into account?

Or actually only employed individuals?

If you have 8 people not working in a house - they will earn less
 
And how much in indirect benefits accrues to those same individuals from the tax on that R1 earned (and spent)?
 
Do a comparison on birth rates. Less people means more resources per individual. A poor household with 1 child will be able to provide better for that 1 child than a poor household with many children.

A poor household with both parents is also able to provide more for the children than a poor household with only 1 parent.

There is much more to the problems in South Africa than race. Race is just a distraction occluding the real issues. One such issue is whether the poor are civilized people that strongly believe in personal responsibility, respect, honesty, compassion, rationality and patience.

How much time for personal investment are the poor willing to spend while sacrificing entertainment time?

So many considerations and all ignored by the primitive SJWs and their ilk. Instead of actually solving the problems, something a civilized people strives for, they wish to conquer and steal resources from others to redistribute to their favoured tribes.

It's just very sad that solutions are at hand but will not be realised.
 
BBSA said:
This comparison is so silly. We should compare education levels.

Whites gets the best income not because they are white but because they are the best educated.
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And why do you suppose whites are more educated? Because they are born with more intellect?
 
ngwe23 said:
And why do you suppose whites are more educated? Because they are born with more intellect?
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Because they don't dance around breaking stuff when things don't go their way and see post #12

Nice try with the race card there but it's getting really old now.
 
BBSA said:
This comparison is so silly. We should compare education levels.

Whites gets the best income not because they are white but because they are the best educated.
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Yeah right! Trust me, I am in an industry that sees salaries of different people and whites do get paid better, it is not about qualifications cause I am also able to see their qualifications. I have seen white men with Grade 8 getting paid better than Black people with a Diploma or a Degree.

It is racism, don't try to justify it. As a matterr of fact we were once discriminated against based on race at a certain company (a mining company) where whites were paid better than us when we were all studying towards Diploma in Universities of Technology. We were all in our second year at the time.

I have often said it and I still maintain it that a lot of racists on this site will always find reasons to defend clear racism... period.

That is why South African whites are mostly racist. I commend those who are not, it is a pity that they are in the minority.
 
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Cray said:
Why false? Surely one of the things apartheid did was to funnel far more educational spending towards whites than blacks, that didn't all disappear in 1994, those people are still in the job market.
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That does not necessarily mean all white people took advantage of all the available education opportunities, most white people who benefitted from apartheid are still in the job market that's true but not necessarily because of their superior education and qualifications.

The notion that high salaries equate to high education levels or high qualification is simply not true.
 
ngwe23 said:
And why do you suppose whites are more educated? Because they are born with more intellect?
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Intellect is not the same as education -whites are better generally educated because their schools where generally better run and funded under apartheid. Sure it's changing but there are still plenty of people in the work place that where educated under the old system. Also whites have more opportunities to higher education because of their economic resources..
 
thechamp said:
That does not necessarily mean all white people took advantage of all the available education opportunities, most white people who benefitted from apartheid are still in the job market that's true but not necessarily because of their superior education and qualifications.

The notion that high salaries equate to high education levels or high qualification is simply not true.
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Citation..? A lot of big corporates won't even pick up your CV without a degree, sure you can earn a good salary without one if you have experience or are very talented but generally their is a correlation between education and earnings... Not forgetting that a lot of high paying professions (Engineers, Accountants & Doctors etc.) require a certain level of education to even enter the profession.
 
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