I’ve long thought tax-favored “enterprise zones” were a way to get inner citians to work and be productive.
Of course, the Dims always opposed that. God forbid there are people who do want to work and and rebuild their neighborhoods.
Gotta keep ‘em on that D Plantation
/I’ve long thought tax-favored “enterprise zones” were a way to get inner citians to work and be productive.
They’ve tried this for years. If it worked, the inner cities would be full of small factories, businesses, and middle-class workers. I’m black and 65 and have seen these enterprise zones started with great fanfare and then fizzle to nothing over the years in a number of cities.
When your ‘culture’ tells its children that it is wrong to speak proper English; that police are the enemy; that it’s alright for men to have children and yet never be a true father; that the white man will always keep you back; and that even when your young people kill each other off each weekend, you won’t cooperate with the police; success for any program employing these people is doubtful.
Individuals can rise above their circumstances; I’m not sure if you can do it on a community level.