VANITY - STIMULUS OR DISINCENTIVE

As the entire nation tries to climb out of this deep recession, in communities of color, the circumstances are far worse. The black unemployment rate, as you know, is in the double digits. And in New York City, for example, the black unemployment rate for men is near 50 percent.

My question to you tonight is given this unique and desperate circumstance, what specific policies can you point to that will target these communities and what's the timetable for us to see tangible results?

Obama: Well, keep in mind that every step we're taking is designed to help all people. But, folks who are most vulnerable are most likely to be helped because they need the most help.

So when we passed the Recovery Act, for example, and we put in place provisions that would extend unemployment insurance or allow you to keep your health insurance even if you've lost your job, that probably disproportionately impacted those communities that had lost their jobs. And unfortunately, the African-American community and the Latino community are probably overrepresented in those ranks.

When we put in place additional dollars for community health centers to ensure that people are still getting the help that they need, or we expand health insurance to millions more children through the Children's Health Insurance Program,

This exchange during the "Press Conference" last night really struck me...on a couple of levels.

First, the black unemployment rate in New York City is near 50%? Yikes...I did not know this, and if true, that is a very frightening statistic. So what does Obama's stimulus plan do to increase employment for black people in New York City?

-"we put in place provisions that would extend unemployment insurance or allow you to keep your health insurance even if you've lost your job"

-"we put in place additional dollars for community health centers to ensure that people are still getting the help that they need, or we expand health insurance to millions more children through the Children's Health Insurance Program"

-"tax cuts for working families as opposed to the wealthiest that level the playing field"

How does ANY of the above stimulate the job market in New York City??? Obviously none of it does...it is a disincentive, the opposite of stimulus.

Just more social programs to keep these people in shackles...continuing the Democrats tradition.

Civil National Security Force:

New employment opportunity coming to an ACORN office near you!

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