Right at around 50% of blacks these days actually grow up without a father figure around, a strong majority born out of wedlock. The odds are stacked against them succeeding right off the bat.
That said, there are many reasons for their greater propensity to commit crimes. The reality is of course that they are more likely to, this is why phenomenons like "white flight" occur.
But look how successful the '60s programs were on average!
That is the tragedy of our times, that we cling to high minded stupidity and ignorance of the failures which have resulted. I was going to counter the "on average the duck is dead" crowd with folksy aphorisms and start with the basics of culture and economy, but the ideas I have would take a long long time to type and no one really cares. One extreme will say that throwing money at the problem will fix it (and they won't acknowledge that is what they would do, but they are too lazy to think how to get results) and the "throw them under the bus" crowd who don't realize that we're never going to do that because that isn't right and it's political suicide. At some point if all incentives fail that must ultimately happen, but then we'll see "Heartless throw moms into the street" and the blame game results.
We're a lazy stupid society who is so caught up in being "modern" that the inherent value of family is considered an object for ridicule. When we fix that then the inner city may have a chance. Substituting a government check for a father won't do it but there are those who say "all we need is good government" as if it were a magic wand. What we need is good men of good will. There, a folksy aphorism after all.
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We need to facilitate a climate where instead of antagonism we encourage businesses which hire.
Educate people who are on medicaid and "gasp" make them learn or lose part of their benefits. Reward effort. Make medicaid a cashless system with EBT cards that restrict what can be purchased. Provide day care to get people working and hammer, hammer, hammer home that work isn't a punishment. That the satisfaction of a job well done is indeed a reward because that is a basis of self respect. If needed (and this is going to be really unpopular) make the condition of getting a check a Depo Provera shot. We cannot afford to bring countless mouths that a parent isn't willing to feed into this world. That is ultimately far crueler than placing a restriction on unlimited breeding. Since that won't fly then the only thing that those EBT cards will do is get diapers etc for kids. No premium cable. Cell phone? You have a limited amount of money per month. Good luck. Make having children while receiving a check an unrewarding experience. You will work. Here is a broom and shovel. Do a good job and you get a little more. Don't and you get something less. Refuse, and ultimately you are cut off.
If there are any left, encourage positive role models in the community. We talk about single moms, but this crime we have? If you are a young black man in the inner city you have no value. Uncle Sam has replaced you as bread winner, another quaint notion, like self respect and purpose. There simply is no motivation for them. Might as well join a gang and have some fun. That's what we have. That needs to be a top priority to correct.
It took generations to ruin the black family which was always had problems and it's going to take just about as long to correct it, but I fear that doing what needs to be done will be another political football and left for the government to fix which means nothing constructive will be done. Government can support productive changes but "the cure" is isn't.
Hehe, that's the short version believe it or not.
