(12-06-2018, 01:10 AM)pirkster Wrote:

(11-22-2018, 05:07 PM)jj82284 Wrote: Black economic progress against the tide of discrimination was greater than the progress under so called HELP.  the leading cause of poverty is single parent homes you can't gloss over the negative effects of the welfare system and current black popular culture.

This.

The factors that lead to poverty have been proven.  It's about life choices.

- graduate high school
- don't have children out of wedlock
- show up to work and provide value/have (and hold) a full time job

Culture (in terms of environment, peer pressure, etc) and government intervention certainly play into pressure/incentive to make poor decisions that lead to poor outcomes.  Those are the causes of the disproportionate outcome.

Otherwise, these are decisions anyone of any background can make anywhere.  What's more, there's nothing difficult about making these decisions.

You either value those decisions above that will determine your fate, or you do not.

You will rightly be rewarded or you will hold yourself back/create obstacles for yourself depending on your choices above.

To get back to the topic...

Cortez is the real life Idiocracy gift that keeps giving.  Unfortunately, there are those just as uninformed as her eating it up.  It's both entertaining, yet concerning at the same time.

I share the concern of many that she says stuff that's not at all factual but will rile up her base. her idea that eliminating waste at the department of defense would free up enough revenue for Medicare for all, is every bit as laughably false as the idea that we would build a wall and make Mexico pay for it.
At worst, AOC and DJT are two sides of the same coin, where it is no longer sufficient to simply lie by omission to win office. You actually have to tell fantastical fairy tales with fervor to make people believe that you believe them.

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