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Down and Out: Single fact explains why black Americans have a hard time climbing the economic ladder
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| April 3, 2014
| Jamelle Bouie
Posted on 04/14/2014 9:57:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Very few Black families visible in interstate rest stops, at least in the northeast. A few truckers, older guys.
I’ve always wondered why.
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posted on
04/14/2014 10:02:59 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
(How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I had heard that one of the complaints was that whenever black families got some money, they moved out of the 'hood and thus never served as good role models for the families still there. Apparently, this study says the problem is that they don't move out fast enough to separate themselves and their children from bad influences still there.
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posted on
04/14/2014 10:05:16 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Republican amnesty supporters don't care whether their own homes are called mansions or haciendas.)
To: KarlInOhio
if they move to a better neighborhood they are just another person with nobody to impress since everybody in the neighborhood is of the relatively same economic situation(little fish in a big pond) where if they stay in/near the hood they can flash their wealth to their old friends(big fish in a little pond)
gotta flash da cash so to speak...
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posted on
04/14/2014 10:16:50 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
04/14/2014 10:22:44 PM PDT
by
kaehurowing
(FIGHT BULLYING, UNINSTALL FIREFOX)
To: KarlInOhio
That’s why it’s important to choose your friends wisely. They are more likely to influence you than you are to influence them.
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posted on
04/14/2014 10:25:01 PM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: Chode
Seventeen Washingtons AND a def tarantula shadow puppet.
Now THAT is as gangsta as it gets!
To: who_would_fardels_bear
yup. he bad...
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posted on
04/14/2014 10:30:46 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
IOWs the only thing holding them back are their own choices.
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posted on
04/14/2014 10:33:24 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I have always been amazed how the Vietnamese came here with nothing back in the 70’s and have become a driving Economic force, at least here in Orange County, CA.
They stuck together as Families, with everyone doing whatever was necessary to improve their lives. They overcame the Language Barrier and they made sure their Children worked hard and got a College Education.
In one Generation they overcame so much, yet we have an entire segment of the Population that has gone the opposite direction the more the Government has tried to “help” them.
The price of Liberal White Guilt knows no bounds.
Failure upon failure, yet we end with an Obama, amazing.
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posted on
04/14/2014 10:38:30 PM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(Nobody owes you a living, so shut up and get back to work...)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
04/14/2014 10:40:40 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(I never thought anyone could make Jimmy Carter look good in comparison.)
To: Kickass Conservative
the black family used to be like that til they embraced liberlism in the 60s and self destructed.
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posted on
04/14/2014 10:46:41 PM PDT
by
RginTN
To: Kickass Conservative
That has been my experience with the refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. I worried most about the Hmong, but, they have seemed to somehow become overachievers also. Those hillbillies have done a far better job of acclimatizing to a new culture than certain other demographics have done. Ahem.
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posted on
04/14/2014 10:54:59 PM PDT
by
crazyhorse691
(Obama is just the symptom of what is destroying the U.S.)
To: Michael.SF.
OK, I give up. Sounds like, “[ something ] a bunch of bull.”
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posted on
04/14/2014 10:58:15 PM PDT
by
dr_lew
To: dr_lew
He says:"Ah, that's a bunch-a-bull"
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posted on
04/14/2014 11:00:58 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(I never thought anyone could make Jimmy Carter look good in comparison.)
To: TigersEye
IOWs the only thing holding them back are their own choices. The article keeps saying they are "stuck" in violent, crime ridden neighborhoods. You said it better.
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posted on
04/14/2014 11:03:08 PM PDT
by
gitmo
(If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
An unwillingness to save money seems to be an issue among my acquaintances. The value of a decent savings account or even an emergency fund is difficult to get across. Most will be in a world of hurt in the event of job loss, carrying substantial debt that eats up the majority of their income and then some. That means crashing back down into poverty for many, when the unexpected happens.
To: Kickass Conservative
I have always been amazed how the Vietnamese came here with nothing back in the 70s and have become a driving Economic force, at least here in Orange County, CA. I knew a guy in college who came USA in 1976 as a "boat person," at the age of 10 - not knowing any english. 12 years later, he was valedictorian of our graduating class, on his way to Johns Hopkins Medical School.
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posted on
04/14/2014 11:05:57 PM PDT
by
PGR88
To: Kickass Conservative
True, true. You know, I’ve never seen a black-run nail salon or doughnut shop. Oh, I’m sure they exist. Somewhere. But I haven’t seen one. Ever. My point, of course, is that Vietnamese are willing to work hard in low-margin, small businesses.
To: gitmo
The article gave a lot of rationales for staying put but they all come down to excuses. Their choices may indeed be difficult but they are still choices.
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posted on
04/14/2014 11:15:31 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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