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Originally Posted by Warren
You don't go deep enough on this "racism" issue. It is not about the color of one's skin, it about the quality and equality of education. The problem goes back to when, in many cases, the color of your skin or your sex determined if and to what extent your were educated. In this country and many other countries, the "rising tide" has not raised all boats. Poorly educated parents create a pathway for poorly educated children. it is a vicious circle. I thank god, every day, for the education my parents "made" me get. Until we solve the education parity problem nothing changes. There are three basic needs: food, clothing and shelter. If you can't earn it then you get it any way you can. You steal it, or expect "someone" to provide it for you. Bottom line here is: the "haves" do not want to associate with the "have nots". Nothing to do with the color of their skin.
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Education is good. What would have been better is if in about 1965, as part of the Civil Rights Act. Lawmakers had worked on the problem of eliminating tribal ethnic separation of communities. Busing cost more money than would have been legislation forcing ALL new developments to be representative of all ethnic groups-it did NOT happen. Today we pay those costs (sometimes in lives).
Also, the tax % of the '50s + '60s was MUCH more progressive than today, where we have almost a flat income tax. That discourages upward mobility. It is MUCH more important than most people realize.