From the article: “He (Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan) reported on socioeconomic issues for black Americans, issues of discrimination, social inequality, and limited opportunity. He argued in favor of government intervention for improvement: job programs, vocational training, educational programs and more.”
I think Senator Moynihan identified the problem, but his completely erred on the solution. No amount of government intervention can fix it. It’s a cultural, moral, and yes, economic problem. I don’t know if there is a solution for those communities at large, but individuals could still make it out...possibly...with assistance.
I believe Moynihan also skewered the issue of illegitimacy and the vanishing family , missing in her discussion
There is no more personal responsibity to be assigned than deciding who a woman opens her legs to
The only possible solution is jobs. Put factories in those communities. Give folks a chance to make decent money, and have pride in themselves and their work.
But that would be a long shot. There would be a period of adjustment, and a few rocks thrown through a few factory windows just for fun. Add to that ridiculous government regulations imposed on those factories. And then there's union interference.
Yep, it would be a long shot.
Somehow liberals have been unable to acquire from life what conservatives seem to be endowed with at birth: namely, a healthy skepticism of the powers of government agencies to do good. —Daniel Patrick Moynihan
The steady expansion of welfare programs can be taken as a measure of the steady disintegration of the Negro family structure over the past generation in the United States. —Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Citizen participation is a device whereby public officials induce nonpublic individuals to act in a way the officials desire. —Daniel Patrick Moynihan