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Podcast 42
Democratic presidential hopefuls Senators Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren said they both support reparations for African-Americans affected by slavery. However, evidence shows this is not the solution we need in America.
Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren on Reparations
“We have to be honest that people in this country do not start from the same place or have access to the same opportunities,” she said in a statement to the New York Times. “I’m serious about taking an approach that would change policies and structures and make real investments in black communities.”
Warren also voiced her support for federal government reparations on Thursday.
“We must confront the dark history of slavery and government-sanctioned discrimination in this country that has had many consequences including undermining the ability of Black families to build wealth in America for generations,” said Warren in a statement. “Black families have had a much steeper hill to climb — and we need systemic, structural changes to address that.”
The issue with this is that we have. If we want to look at the true cultural problem then let’s see the real problem.
Lack of Fathers, the Real Issue
America has transitioned into a country that has lost its roots in traditional family values. Gone are the days where the “nuclear” family is considered to be the goal or standard. In the most recent study conducted by National KIDS COUNT, 42% of our nation’s children from all ethnic backgrounds live in a fatherless home. the numbers increase for African-American kids to 66%. The lowest group is Asian-American at 16%.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The idea of a father in the home is the minority in their culture, not the majority. The disadvantages are not from lack of government assistance, it’s from a lack of father’s. A stable home even when the family may be lower income can drastically change the future of the child. It is important to note that not all fatherless homes are from separation, abandonment, or divorce.
Just the Facts on Government Assistance
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Will throwing money at a problem, as our government typically does, solve the problem? No. To back this up with statistics, the highest ethnic group to receive government assistance is the African American Community at 48%. Almost half of the children of this race in our country already receive assistance in some form or fashion and it is not solving the problem. This compared to 17% of the Asian culture, which has a strong Father presence in the home.
Trouble at School
If you do not believe that a Father’s presence is important to a child then let’s ask the U.S. Department of Education. According to the 2016 data, 44% of African-American students have been expelled from school. Now there are some who will say this is racial profiling. However, the lowest population is the Asian students at 4%, the Hispanic students at 15%. Both are lower than the white student expulsion rate of 20%.
Source: U.S. Department of Education
When I was younger my mom could discipline me. But to get my attention as I grew older, it would take my dad. See dads have a way of standing firm. He and my mother stood together in the fight to raise my sister and myself. And we were not wealthy. We grew up in a lower-middle-income home, with no ability to get government grants for college or no gover...
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By David Lamar MarksPodcast 42
Democratic presidential hopefuls Senators Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren said they both support reparations for African-Americans affected by slavery. However, evidence shows this is not the solution we need in America.
Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren on Reparations
“We have to be honest that people in this country do not start from the same place or have access to the same opportunities,” she said in a statement to the New York Times. “I’m serious about taking an approach that would change policies and structures and make real investments in black communities.”
Warren also voiced her support for federal government reparations on Thursday.
“We must confront the dark history of slavery and government-sanctioned discrimination in this country that has had many consequences including undermining the ability of Black families to build wealth in America for generations,” said Warren in a statement. “Black families have had a much steeper hill to climb — and we need systemic, structural changes to address that.”
The issue with this is that we have. If we want to look at the true cultural problem then let’s see the real problem.
Lack of Fathers, the Real Issue
America has transitioned into a country that has lost its roots in traditional family values. Gone are the days where the “nuclear” family is considered to be the goal or standard. In the most recent study conducted by National KIDS COUNT, 42% of our nation’s children from all ethnic backgrounds live in a fatherless home. the numbers increase for African-American kids to 66%. The lowest group is Asian-American at 16%.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The idea of a father in the home is the minority in their culture, not the majority. The disadvantages are not from lack of government assistance, it’s from a lack of father’s. A stable home even when the family may be lower income can drastically change the future of the child. It is important to note that not all fatherless homes are from separation, abandonment, or divorce.
Just the Facts on Government Assistance
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Will throwing money at a problem, as our government typically does, solve the problem? No. To back this up with statistics, the highest ethnic group to receive government assistance is the African American Community at 48%. Almost half of the children of this race in our country already receive assistance in some form or fashion and it is not solving the problem. This compared to 17% of the Asian culture, which has a strong Father presence in the home.
Trouble at School
If you do not believe that a Father’s presence is important to a child then let’s ask the U.S. Department of Education. According to the 2016 data, 44% of African-American students have been expelled from school. Now there are some who will say this is racial profiling. However, the lowest population is the Asian students at 4%, the Hispanic students at 15%. Both are lower than the white student expulsion rate of 20%.
Source: U.S. Department of Education
When I was younger my mom could discipline me. But to get my attention as I grew older, it would take my dad. See dads have a way of standing firm. He and my mother stood together in the fight to raise my sister and myself. And we were not wealthy. We grew up in a lower-middle-income home, with no ability to get government grants for college or no gover...