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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Financing based primarily on local property taxes gives the kids from affluent communities a leg up by any measure or standard.
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Yup, which comes back again to "white flight" combined with the practices of real estate agents, who often will be very careful about showing only certain neighborhoods to certain families, based on the color of their skin.
Yes, Cyn, certainly some groups do choose to be residentially segregated, but for many, it's not just "because we like it," but also due to social capital standing in the place of financial capital--for those who cannot afford to live in affluent, white neighborhoods (especially those with good schools), the alternative is to live in a place where you have access to social networks to get what you need. Real estate agents know this, and they are part of the institution which keeps residential segregation alive.