[GOPJ]

Also, whites and blacks who make the EXACT SAME INCOME have wildly different net worths after 30 years. That's because whites buy homes, pay the mortgage, open an IRA and sometimes DO WITHOUT. Blacks tend to be more impulsive. Blacks are the only racial group that (in fairly high percentages) will walk into a car dealership and pays full price for a car.

Other racial groups can come to the United States with the shirts on their backs - and little else - and in 3 generations be OUT of the ghetto... because they make better decisions.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Three generations? Many do it in one or two.

[kearnyirish2]

I understand what you’re describing; I’ve seen a lot of the instant gratification phenomenon spread to young whites as well. In my area whites don’t buy homes anymore; they have abandoned the area to Hispanics and Asians as the cost of living (especially property taxes, and therefore rents) have soared while good jobs have become scarce.

I see plenty of young whites who are foregoing families and homes that are quite happy to work their arses off in cruddy jobs just to have a cool car...

[ladyjane]

That sense of entitlement has only gotten worse since Obama. The next time you’re flying (assuming you still can deal with TSA) notice who the coach passengers are who insist on using the first class bathroom. Yesterday one minority did that. Soon after three others did. It was a flight less than 2 hours.