Helping Blacks

The Governor was on today talking about all of the ways that Blacks are disadvantaged in our society. He said it was time for government to take steps to solve these inequities. The government did take steps in 1965 with the civil rights movement and one outcome was the disruption of the Black family. The government offered free apartments, free healthcare along with subsidies for food, utilities and cash. The result was that in 1960 twenty-five percent of Black babies were born to single moms and today that number is 75%. While everyone agrees that changes in how Blacks are treated are needed the hope is that the cure won't be worse than the disease. Beware of unintended consequences.