Adam Ruins the Suburbs

Adam Ruins the Suburbs

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Why are suburbs mostly white?
- Racist federal housing policies
- People of color could not afford to homes in the suburbs.
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What is Red lining?
- Discriminatory practice of color coding on a map to indicate bad (Red) areas where it was difficult to get a home loan.
- Dicriminatory practice of color coding a map to indicate areas with low property value.
- Discriminatory practice of color coding a map to indicate minority neighborhoods.
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Who lived in red lined neighborhoods?
- Mostly poor and under educated families.
- Mostly African Americans and People of color.
- Mostly transient and immigrant families.
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How does homeownership build wealth?
- It saves you money on Rent payment.
- The value increases over time as the market goes up.
- You can sell it for more than the purchase price.
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How does a neighborhood’s property value increase?
- It attracts new business and services, and the neighborhood becomes more "livable"
- When there are more people who want to buy a home there than there are people that want to sell their homes
- When it has lots of parks and outdoor spaces for the residents to utilize
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How are schools funded?
- State and local budget allocations
- School bonds approved by the residents
- Largely by property taxes.
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How do you explain the discrepancy in each school’s course offering, facilities and extracurricular activities?
- It is determined by the members the school board.
- Schools in neighborhoods with higher property taxes get much more money.
- Every school gets the same budget and they each decide how to allocate the funds.
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