A couple of weeks ago, Black Entertainment Television founder Bob Johnson, speaking at The National Press Club, said the nation "would never tolerate white unemployment at 14 and 15 percent." Black unemployment has been double that of white Americans for more than 50 years. The black youth unemployment rate is more than 40 percent nationally. In some cities, unemployment for black working-age males is more than 50 percent. Let's look at this, but first let's look at some history.
From 1900 to 1954, blacks were more active than whites in the labor market. Until about 1960, black male labor force participation in every age group was equal to or greater than that of whites. During that period, black teen unemployment was roughly equal to or less than white teen unemployment. As early as 1900, the duration of black unemployment was 15 percent shorter than that of whites; today it's about 30 percent longer. To do something about today's employment picture requires abandonment of sacred cows and honesty.
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Why does everything always have to be a Black and White thing I am sick of hearing about it is like a hemmoroid that keeps flaring up!
ReplyDeleteAre those who are considered unemployed willing to work?
ReplyDeleteThey don't have to work. They are welfare babies and the Democrats give them everything for free. Democrats and Socialist's are one in the same. Basically Democrats are really dumb free loaders.
ReplyDeleteWelfare is just a new form of slavery.
ReplyDelete3:56 "Welfare is just a new form of slavery."
ReplyDeleteNo one is forced into welfare.
Why work when the forty percent of youth sell dope? The females at around fourteen start having babies. By twenty give most have three kids all ready driving nice rides have their rent paid for them and eight hundred in food stamps. And folks this has been going on well before Obama. I agree with assistance when assistance is actually due. But most learn to work the system before they even graduate high school if they even do that.
ReplyDeleteThis is the Democrats way of slavery.
ReplyDeleteHe said it himself. Them not working has always been the norm and quite frankly expected. But now that white unemployment is up it is a concern because somebody has to pay for the entitlement programs.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDelete3:56 "Welfare is just a new form of slavery."
No one is forced into welfare.
April 10, 2013 at 4:09 PM
It can be explained as mental slavery.
Black , white, green, brown, they all need to find a job instead of hand-outs. If they don't learn or are educated to get away from welfare, we are all doomed.
ReplyDeleteIf they don't learn or are educated to get away from welfare, we are all doomed.
ReplyDeleteApril 11, 2013 at 2:39 PM
lol. You mean the last 40 years or so we were not doomed? The problem isn't so much as people TAKING the handouts, the problems lie with the GIVING of handouts. Why would anyone hold a carrot in front of a horse's face then beat the horse when it took the carrot? Insane.