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Location: Somewhere between S@%&# stirrer and Saint | Black Poverty Skyrockets Under Obama 
Advertisement Despite President Barack Obama gaining overwhelming support from African-American voters in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, the economic status of black Americans has significantly diminished. Recent studies show African-Americans have lower incomes and rates of employment and education than before Obama took office. A Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows the national unemployment rate has fallen over the past several months to 7 percent, but the unemployment rate among blacks is a stagnant 12.6 percent. Though the nation’s economic difficulties hit every demographic group throughout the recession, African-Americans experienced the worst of it. Despite Obama increasing food stamp funding three-fold, the poverty rate among blacks has increased from 12 percent in 2008 to 16.1 percent in 2014. “The data is going to indicate sadly that when the Obama administration is over, black people will have lost ground in every single leading economic indicator category,” said black radio talk show host Tavis Smiley. “On that regard, the president ought to be held responsible.” While Obama claims to champion the plight of African-Americans, the numbers don’t lie. Obama’s not good for America and even worse for black Americans.
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His plan is working perfectly. They HAVE to vote for democrats now or else they will starve. Well played Obama, well played. |
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| They will still support him and democrats. They are taught that in church and they listen to the sound bites and the propoganda and dont look at the big picture. I have a black friend that owns a business that supports him and the democrats but they listen to the regular news and reads the paper.
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Typical example of the incidious use of racism by the left. They use this strategy masterfully. The basic plan is to trap people by offering them entitlements so they get used to the government tit. Once they get a taste of it, they will do whatever they can to hold onto it....meaning, vote Democrat. Like an addicting drug, dependence on the government is hard to kick. They love to demagogue this whole thing by turning it around and blaming Republicans for not doing enough....that there should be MORE aid, not less, and anyone who suggests otherwise is racist.....when the reality it is the left who is using racism. It's woven into their philosophy and their fabric. It was Lyndon Johnson who first recognized that the flagrant racism of the Democrats of the 60s needed to be "transformed" ( I know there's that word - "transformed"). LBJ set out to transform the overt blatant racism that typified the left of the 50s and early 60s into a kinder and gentler, more subtle form....hence his "war on poverty", the civil rights act, and "Affirmative Action" which is based in the softer gentler bigotry of lowered expectations. LBJ was a masterful politician. Behind closed doors he was a ruthless cunning merciless uncouth man. He hid that behind his carefully concealed veil.
Thankfully, I think we are just beginning to see more and more bright African American leaders who have the courage and intellectual honesty to recognize this and call it what it is. |
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Location: Somewhere between S@%&# stirrer and Saint | bennie1 - 2014-01-08 10:20 PM Why does this say "Advertisment" above the pic and again where the print copy begins?
I copy and pasted it and on FB there are advertisements on the side so it picked that up on the copy. |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | 50% unemployment amongst black youth.
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| Frodo - 2014-01-09 11:08 AM 50% unemployment amongst black youth.
The mimimum wage increase proposals will double that. |
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| Whiteboy - 2014-01-09 9:13 AM
Frodo - 2014-01-09 11:08 AM 50%Â unemployment amongst black youth.
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The mimimum wage increase proposals will double that.Â
Can someone please explain to me why people think that a job that requires minimal education, minimal skills, and minimal effort should be paid $15 an hour? What happened to work hard, put some effort in, and go to school so you can get that well paying job? |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | Whiteboy - 2014-01-09 12:13 PM
Frodo - 2014-01-09 11:08 AM 50%Â unemployment amongst black youth.
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The mimimum wage increase proposals will double that.Â
Do you think it will double because it will cut out jobs? Employers will be more particular about who they hire because their standards will be higher ( because paid more/higher expectations)? Or more competition from applicants? Frankly in our town which is 77% black if they changed the minimum wage I feel there would be no change. No ambition to work and a long history of mooching that needs changing because it is so embedded in the culture. |
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| 3canstorun - 2014-01-09 12:03 PM Whiteboy - 2014-01-09 12:13 PM Frodo - 2014-01-09 11:08 AM 50% unemployment amongst black youth.
The mimimum wage increase proposals will double that. Do you think it will double because it will cut out jobs? Employers will be more particular about who they hire because their standards will be higher ( because paid more/higher expectations )? Or more competition from applicants? Frankly in our town which is 77% black if they changed the minimum wage I feel there would be no change. No ambition to work and a long history of mooching that needs changing because it is so embedded in the culture.
I think it will be a combination of the things you said. If you double the wage there will be a few more that are willing to work for that wage. Employers will do more with few people. Also, If I have to pay that wage, I am going to hire someone who will best make it worth it to me. An example of this is In-n-out burger. They choose to pay a higher wage, but thier quality of employee is much higher. While several are still kids, they are the best of the kids. You dont see tatoos, piercings, sagging pants, poor language skills, poor higene. Many male black teenagers haven't been taught the skills they need to be "worth" $15 an hour. It sucks for them because they are just a product of thier environment.
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Location: las vegas nv | As long as they depend of government he has ( or any demorat ) has their vote ,why is this hard to understand |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | Whiteboy - 2014-01-09 12:13 PM 3canstorun - 2014-01-09 12:03 PM Whiteboy - 2014-01-09 12:13 PM Frodo - 2014-01-09 11:08 AM 50% unemployment amongst black youth.
The mimimum wage increase proposals will double that. Do you think it will double because it will cut out jobs? Employers will be more particular about who they hire because their standards will be higher ( because paid more/higher expectations )? Or more competition from applicants? Frankly in our town which is 77% black if they changed the minimum wage I feel there would be no change. No ambition to work and a long history of mooching that needs changing because it is so embedded in the culture.
That was explained very well......hadn't thought about it from that angle at all. You pay more, you expect better quality employees. I've seen some lulu's here in the Wichita area.
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| As a multiracial female I find some of these posts to be borderline racist. I am all for people having their own opinion and voicing it for that matter. However, I can tell some of the previous statements are lacking research, therefore, are uneducated responses. According to the Department of Commerce, the welfare statistics are as followed. Total number of Americans on welfare is 12,800,000. The total number of Americans on food stamps is 46,700,000. Total number of Americans who receive unemployment insurance 5,600,000. Now with that said welfare demographics are as followed.... Percent of recipients who are white 38.8%; percent who are black 39.8%; percent who are Hispanic 15.7%; percent who are Asian 2.4%; percent who are other 3.3%. Whites are right up there with black people. Furthermore as a mother of two black youth, I find it ridiculous to assume that black youth are the only demographic group who are suffering in the job industry. In July the youth employment-population ratio was 51.7% for young men, 49.6% for young women, 54.3% for whites, 38.6% for blacks, 39.2% for asians, 47.4% for hispanics. There was very little change from the ratios the previous year. The total number for youth unemployment in July 2013 was 3.8 million, compared to 4.0 million the previous year.
Like I said before, I am all for people expressing their opinions, but I wish there was more research done before speaking and not being correct.... I am new to this site and I enjoy it very much. I don't want trouble, I'm just pointing out some facts.
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I don't think the numbers in the other posts were wrong. You just said the same thing. 40% of total welfare recipients when a group makes up 14% of the population is very lopsided. |
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| I know what the previous posts state, and I am fully aware of the percentage of demographics. The system is setup and very corrupt. There are people who do use and abuse the system black, white, Latino, asian, ect. I'm just bothered by the way blacks are discussed on this board. Not everyone feels entitled and uses the system as an excuse. Furthermore, a political advertisement tactic might not be the best form of information.  |
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| This group is not interested in facts. They are just interested in fanning the flames of racial hatred and then blaming blacks for it. Pretty pathetic, really. It is quite disheartening because I thought we were beyond stereotyping and race-baiting. Guess not.
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| brlraceaddict - 2014-01-09 11:23 AM Whiteboy - 2014-01-09 9:13 AM Frodo - 2014-01-09 11:08 AM 50% unemployment amongst black youth.
The mimimum wage increase proposals will double that. Can someone please explain to me why people think that a job that requires minimal education, minimal skills, and minimal effort should be paid $15 an hour? What happened to work hard, put some effort in, and go to school so you can get that well paying job?
Not all jobs requiring further education and training are "well paying". Of course "well paying" is defined differently by different people. To some people only a job over a 100K is well paying. To others it is a job over 50K... and so on. There are advanced degree jobs that make well under 40K.
Sorry to get off topic..... carry on.
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Location: Somewhere between S@%&# stirrer and Saint | I am the one that posted this thread. I did not support Obama nor do I support him as President. I do respect the office of the President. I did not post it to fan the feelings of hatred. I posted it to show that a president that has so much passion for the black community in this country that what he is doing for them is not working and the programs and approaches need to change to really help this community. There will never be a quick fix to poverty no matter who it is.
I am part Native American and I see much of the same types of poverty on reservations throughout the country. |
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | Unfortuantely, if my post seemed racial to you, I am sorry. I live in an area where I as a white am a minority. While, I choose to live here I have lived in other areas and regions of the country to where the demographics were reversed. I am an older - 50+ woman. It saddens me as an American and individual to see what is happening. I see kids everyday who have support from their parents and go on to do great things. However, most here are "trapped" in the reality that no one cares - as in their parents etc. To hear people converse at the hospital, grocery store, mall etc is dis-heartening to say the least. Frankly, the whole system of welfare, food stamps and basic entitlements need to stop for everyone, no matter what color their skin is. (However, the elderly and truly disabled are exceptions).
My question is - if as an individual you knew that your prenatal, labor/delivery, child care, food, heating, etc. was not going to be paid for by anyone but you, would you think twice about becoming pregnant? Knowing that you would starve? Starvation is a great motivator. And, believe me I have friends who have young adults taking this path. Their answer is - Why not? Everyone else does.
While taking away entitlements would be an extreme hardship at first, I truly believe that it would work itself out. People in America can get a college education for FREE. Especially if they came from a single parent home.
My personal opinion is there is no excuse whatsoever to be a moocher on the government system. You can get an education for free, but you as an indivdual must want it, starting with high school and futher - whether it is a trade school or college. |
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