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Originally Posted by crockett
Yea I know.. when I was doing the contracting work, it seemed like every low income house I went in had a big screen TV. This was back when they were still well over $500 or more. Not to mention I dunno how many Rent a Center PC's I saw.
This is why I say it's really not a "race" issue or a "lazy" issue. It is usually a higher percentage with-in the Latino & Black groups but whites are just as bad. It really is just an issue of irresponsibility, lack of planning and education.
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It's about values (or the lack thereof).
A Jewish family is not constantly sending the message to their kids "hey man, a big gold grill and rented wheels is success". A typical Asian family is not telling their kids "hey man, why you be tryin' to be smart readin' books n' shit?". They are involved. They demand a lot. And when a lot is demanded of someone... surprise! They rise up to meet those expectations.
At the end of the day, cultures that place a high emphasis on family, education and success tend to be more successful. Go into any hood and all you see is a bunch of kids modeling themselves after a horrible rap artist. Where else do you see that?. The black community was the first to lose any sense of values - family, being a good parent, emphasizing education, doing the right thing, being a good citizen, bettering yourself etc. All ethnic groups have problems, but theirs run far and deep and people shouldn't be worried about being labeled a racist to talk about the problems and to talk about solutions to the problems. It can't be denied that on the whole, black families are broken and a hugely disproportionate number of black males are in prison.
I think the issues in all cultures are different. Latinos clearly place a much bigger emphasis on family and hard work... but almost zero emphasis on success and building a financial future. Every Mexican i ever lived with or worked around was VERY hard working. In fact, they usually measured their worth as human beings by how many hours a week they worked. How much of that money went into the bank? How much went to a new house and car? How much went to an education and building a better future? None. I don't think that's an atypical experience.
What amazed me about that interview was that a politician says point blank "blacks and latinos do not have access to checking accounts" as if that somehow made sense... and the guy who asks "why is that?" gets labeled the racist in the media. And at the same time, the only questions that matter "why is that" and "what are we going to do to fix it" never get answered.
All that said, i can't imagine how that's possibly true that certain ethnic groups (or specifically blacks and latinos) can't get a checking account or "don't have access...". That in itself, is ironically, a wildly racist thing to say.