The Movement For Black Lives Platform Analysis

The Movement for Black Lives Platform: Economic Justice One of the six demands for the Movement for Black Lives platform is economic justice, which is the equal distribution of benefits. According to Bunch, efforts to achieve this platform include readjusting tax codes and redistribution of wealth, establishing federal and state job programs, providing renewed land, clean air, ensuring clean water and housing, the end of unjust control of resources, allowing the right for workers to organize, the breaking up of large banks and change in bank regulations, renegotiation of trade, supporting the development of economy networks, establishing financial support of black alterative institutions, and providing protection for workers. It is important to specifically discuss readjusting tax codes and redistribution of wealth and establishing job programs because they are two of the most essential efforts towards achieving economic justice. It is just as important to talk about the lack of access to basic human rights, for obvious reasons, because they’re necessary for survival. The current system for collecting taxes is negatively affecting people of color, specifically black people and those who have low incomes. They are paying higher rates of state and local taxes than the wealthy. Tax money …show more content…
Low wage and low economic standing communities experience high rates of violent and nonviolent cri me, poverty, and substance abuse. These conditions directly correlate with economic deficiency and also come with extra policing. Police brutality occurs at higher rates against people of color, specifically black people of color, and in lower income communities. This puts low wage, black communities at the forefront of police