“In what way do you find Mr. Cain not socially conservative?”
Empowerment Zones confused the shit outta me. Using the government to choose winners and losers in business is not my understanding of a conservative philosophy at any level.
Empowerment Zones are intended to reverse the adverse effects of socialism (the projects) and other failed utopia programs that have created and sustained the slums. Reagan also embraced this idea. These areas are given some temporary reduce taxation to attract private business commerce to boost the economic depression geographically until they get a foot hold in the free market. The free market works every time it is tried.