Episode 136: Monroe County's Report of the Comission on Racial and Structural Equity (RASE)
Description
We discuss the recently released Report of the Commission on Racial and Structural Equity (RASE) in Monroe County, New York. The RASE Commission was formed last Summer after the murder of George Floyed. It's a joint City-County commission whose goal is to evaluate and propose changes to local laws and policies in order to fight structural racism.
You can read the report at: https://rocrase.com/
We will specifically cover the Job Creation and Business Development sections of the report. While we find that the Commission's proposals to create more job opportunities is certainly more helpful than hurtful, we find the proposals to be lacking overall. We think there were opportunities to be more assertive in regards to promoting job creation and fighting structural racism, such as by raising the minimum wage, investing in job training programs, expanding public transit, and creating a universal basic income system.
Thanks for joining us.
United States
