Poverty Nonsense (Blast From the Past)

(Editor's Note: I've been going back through my files and updating the labels, and I've come across some worthwhile articles that are still relevant today. This is one of them.  My friend Maury was a retired scientist in Texas who passed about two years ago.  He contributed much to P&D.  This is one of his public offerings.  RK)

 By Walter E. Williams October 16, 2012 Subscribe to Walter E. Williams's posts

Here's a recent statement frequently suggested by leftist academics, think tank researchers and policymakers: "People were not just struggling because of their personal deficiencies. There were structural factors at play. People weren't poor because they made bad decisions. They were poor because our society creates poverty."   Who made that statement and where it was made is not important at all, but its corrosive effects on the minds of black people, particularly black youths, are devastating.  To Read More……