You know every group which seems to be in a bad state has this indescribable belief that the only solution to their problems is government intervention. Yes there are times when the government intervening to solve a societal ill is necessary. The Civil Rights Act was necessary to end the ass-backwards southern program of segregation. The government finally recognizing the women's suffrage movement and getting its shit straight and giving women the right to vote was another.
However, when it comes to issues of educational and income disparity between whites and blacks, the government has NO business getting involved. This may sound racist, and I couldn't give less of a shit if it does, but you know who is responsible for the majority of the problems blacks face every day? Not the white man. Not the government. It's other blacks.
Across a range of economic indicators including measures of employment, poverty, housing, income and wealth, blacks were much worse off than whites. If whites scored 100 percent on such measures, blacks scored just 56.8 percent, a figure unchanged from last year, the National Urban League said.
On a broader index covering such issues as education, health, social justice and civic engagement, blacks stood at 73 percent, an increase of just 0.41 percentage points over last year, the league said.
Three times as many U.S. blacks as whites live below the poverty line, defined as an income of $20,000 for a family of four. The disparity between the races on unemployment narrowed slightly, but blacks were still twice as likely to be jobless.
The report, one of the most comprehensive on the subject, addresses more than 300 separate categories, which it uses to come up with an overall equality index.
"The disparities between black and white Americans remain consistent, nagging and substantial," League president Marc Morial told Reuters.
"The next (U.S.) president has to take the bull by the horns and change the nation's priorities and focus on domestic initiatives," he said in an interview.
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are busy signing pledges to follow some ten point program created by the Urban League to make the income gap between whites and black more narrow. Unless the ten point plan consists of these points, it's worthless government nanny-stating making the poor reliant on the government for everything.
1. Stop having kids when you're not fucking ready.
2. Stop engaging in illicit activities if you can't fucking afford to engage in them.
3. Stop spending money on stupid shit you don't need. A nice house says more about you than rims.
4. Stop expecting the government to subsidize your life. Money isn't infinite, and relying solely on government programs only creates laziness.
5. Stop making kids feel like racial traitors when they decide that getting an education in school is better for them than getting an education on the streets.
6. Stop poisoning kids' minds with idiotic notions that it's the white man keeping them down.
7. Public education is fucking free. Take full-fucking-advantage of this.
8. Stop blaming your problems on other people. Ninety-nine percent of the shit that's wrong in your life is your own god damn fault.
9. Stop this nonsensical bullshit that America's racist history is the reason you can't find a decent job. If you talk like a criminal. Dress like a criminal. Guess what? You're going to be seen as a criminal.
Guess which one would most likely be hired by a legit company and guess which one is emulated most in the inner city.
10. Stop idolizing people who promote a negative image of blacks. Al Sharpton is a lying racist scumbag. Colin Powell is one of the smartest men when it comes to foreign policy this country ever had. 50 Cent is functionally retarded. John Legend sings beautiful songs and is more educated than any presidential nominee we've had since Bill Clinton. And yet 50 Cent will sell more records than John Legend, and Al Sharpton will lead more African-Americans than Colin Powell. How shameful is that?
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