[Unless public policy intervenes....]
Yes, the welfare state worked so well for Black families and their upward mobility.
Cherry picked data to evoke the “proper” emotional response. They have carefully left out any data that would put any responsibility on blacks and/or remove “guilt” from whites.
Example: “*Wealth returns on a four-year degree is much for valuable for white graduates than it is for black and Hispanic graduates”. Let’s compare apples to apples. How about comparing degrees in electrical engineering with degrees in electrical engineering? A degree in gender studies, community organizing, black studies, etc., does not compare to a degree in hard science (or even a good education in a useful trade, like car repair or plumbing). No, not all blacks major in fluff degrees and not all whites major in science and engineering. But comparing the aggregate without accounting for those differences is not valid.
There is never a mention of IQ in these studies. How about comparing results based on IQ?
There is never a mention of work ethic. How about comparing hours worked per week vs. income?
How about comparing blacks and whites at the same salary levels and looking at how much money they save compared to each other?
[Unless public policy intervenes....]
LOL. The correct statement of course is:
Unless public policy STOPS intervening!
Yep, that is why they are in as bad a shape today as they are. Incentive was removed, and destroyed the back American family in the process.
Back in the post World War II days of Jim Crow, blacks actually had a lower unemployment rate than whites. Now, remind me why it is that we have to capitalize Black when referring to a race, but not white.
Is there a possibility that public policy has by making living on handouts a more attractive alternative than working has contributed to this situation?