[Kenton]

Actually, slavery was probably the last time that blacks had almost universal full employment. But that was a long time ago.

Blacks would probably have a lot better record on employment if we only gave public assistance to what we used to call "the deserving poor". Paying able bodied people not to work is very seductive to people who don't want to work in the first place.

[Bidimus1]

True and the effect is quite colour blind as well.

I was “self unemployed” for a bit 25 years ago and one day I thought it is to easy to coast.. a week later I was a 40hour a week man and have been ever since.