12-29-2020, 09:14 PM
(12-29-2020, 07:24 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Interesting concept but it would have to be highly regulated. Most of the money would be blown on something other than education, job training, or business investment capital.
It also does not address what I consider to be the biggest handicap to poor children, poor schools. Something has to be done to equalize school funding for poor areas and wealthy areas.
And, finally, while this program is race neutral Blacks will still fall behind because the two-parent family model is just more economical. Right now, if all races had equal amounts of money, blacks would fall behind because the single parent household is an economic drain compared to a two-parent household.
This is why I emphasize that it isn't a silver bullet. This was something my sister and I also discussed. It can't be a standalone policy because there are a number of other factors involved. However, as an alternative to reparations, it is an interesting approach.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
