How not to be poor (Walter E. Williams)

Townhall.com ^ | May 11, 2005 | Walter E. Williams

[The Great Yazoo]

Sadly, President Bush hasn't done much to stop tornadoes and earthquakes, either.

Not to mention the systemic tilt of the earth, which scientists assure us is responsible for periodic and irrefutable climatic change.

[raivyn]

I love Walter E. Williams!

[1Old Pro]

He's right, it's not rocket science. It's discipline.

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

Not to mention the systemic tilt of the earth, which scientists assure us is responsible for periodic and irrefutable climatic change.

You gotta wonder, what does the guy do all day?

[pageonetoo]

Hogwash. I would suggest that you read the book "The Economics of Politics and Race" before you suggest that Thomas Sowell is just your average conservative that is being moved to the front of the class just because he is black.

Where did I say that?

[eddie willers]

I can never figure out if Walter E. Williams is the smartest man in the world or if it's Thomas Sowell, but I'm pretty convinced it's one of the two

Walter will tell you that Mrs. Williams believes it is he.

[Tax-chick]

My boys recently had a blowout over whether Theseus or Perseus was "the coolest superhero"!

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Walter E Williams is one of my fav's

[hosepipe]

What is poor?.... no money.?.
I was born with nothin and still have most of it left..
And was never poor.. to this day..

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[investigateworld]

Every time I walk by a 'boutique" wine section like MD 20-20, Nighttrain and like, I think of Walter's comments about his wife's relatives. He presents a intelligent story with a bit of humor.

[bad company]

Hogwash. I would suggest that you read the book "The Economics of Politics and Race" before you suggest that Thomas Sowell is just your average conservative that is being moved to the front of the class just because he is black.

Where did I say that?

Right here.

That they are black, is why they are celebrated, by us conservatives,

[The Great Yazoo]

My boys recently had a blowout over whether Theseus or Perseus was "the coolest superhero"!

Oh, you self-selecting homeschoolers! Constantly prattling about the mundane. But ever unheeding of the deleterious, malicious effect of your kids' lack of socialization. How will they function in a society in which everyone but they knows who was voted off the island?

[Warrior Nurse]

Sure is a marked contrast to Michael Eric Dyson (who has a new book out trashing Cosby's comments).

This guy Dyson is your typical black liberal he has benefited from his position as a tenure professor at an Ivy League School (Princeton) and goes a invents new terms for a systemic problem in the black community. Laziness and out of control people. Her is what welfare and the feminazi movement have wrought. 68% illegitimacy rates sky-high crime and the anti male child support racket. Oh and I can't forget the social security system while I am at it.

[Tax-chick]

They'll have to learn to deal with it. (I'd say, "Which island?" but I know about Survivor from reading Free Republic :-). One of my sons was targeted by a neighborhood bully because "he's not cool," and get beaned in the head with a rock last week. It's a rough world out there!

[shellshocked]

The black community needs to listen to more successful blacks and less to those that tell them they should be poverty victims.

[Bigun]

Hear Here Dr. Williams!

Right On!!!

[Bigun]

Paying attention to the likes of Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell is a GOOD way to learn something real which is EXACTLY why the left hates them!

[jwfiv]

Yes, a good read. WW simply rules ... he's a common sense kinda guy.

[af_vet_1981]

How not to be poor in America :
1. Obtain a quality education and never stop learning.
2. Do not commit crimes.
3. Do not abuse substances.
4. Find something legal you like to do to make money.
5. Treat people the way you want to be treated.