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Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson
I agree with you in large part, but I won't deny that there are other factors involved too.
Drug laws, specifically "crack" cocaine laws of the 80's and 90's had a terrible effect on the black community-- maybe even more so than crack itself.
The lack of a solid tax base for many areas where there are large black populations also play a huge factor in what we see in the recent past and even now today.
Ironically, it's the policies of well-meaning Democrats that are the sources for the out-of-orbit drug laws and the absence of solid tax bases for communities where there is a large black population.
The tax base problem has such a PROFOUND affect on the local community-- and this problem is not just germane to the black community.
There are some who say that Dr. MLK Jr. wasn't deemed a threat until he attempted to address ECONOMIC and racial inequalities.
Today, just the phrase "economic equality" conjures a picture that I don't think that Dr. MLK Jr. had in mind when he tried to address it.
Affirmative Action policies were designed to help address the issue, albeit indirectly. Now, they help people who are really not in need of the most help.
A bigger question this engenders is can America be Capitalistic without an economic underclass?
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JD - totally right on here.
I have often wondered what MLK would say about todays society.
I would say that every economic system will always have an economic underclass.
As Jesus said, "The poor ye will always have with you".
I would also say that capitalism is a terrible economic system.
However, it is the best one out there.