Cain’s idea of “empowerment zones” is a place like Detroit. When you start carving out special interest areas like the hood, that gets us right back on the bad track to “exceptions”
Cain needs to drop “empowerment zones.” It’s a loser.
I have no problems with tax cuts for basing your business in high unemployment places. It’s probably the best thing Government can do in terms of reducing unemployment.
Making a living, having a job, earning a wage - that is probably the best way to make someone conservative. The problem we face is a permanent 20% who have no (or no stable) job and rely upon Government handouts. Get them jobs, get them off the Government teat, and start building up those people.
And do it only with tax cuts - no benefits, no payments, no loans, no cash out. Business funds the cost of the entire operations, and if they make a profit - they’ll pay less taxes (and less taxes is always good).
Having a place like Detroit, or Memphis, or Yuma, or Stockton with people earning their own way seems to be a good thing. A way to grow conservatives via encouraging conservative behavior.