10-14-2018, 08:46 PM
The idea that blacks account for the vast majority of welfare recipients is false. But, minorities, particularly blacks, live below the poverty line at higher rates than white citizens. Thus, minorities account for almost 50% of welfare recipients though they make up 40% of the population.
If the social safety net is slashed (in a manner that is not racially discriminatory), it would affect a lot more poor white citizens than citizens of other races/ethnicities, that's why I don't think it will happen under Trump. It would also affect a larger percentage of blacks than any other race/ethnicity, that's not a secret.
For the last several years, the amount of assistance paid out has been declining as unemployment has declined. Personally, I'd like to see that savings to the government invested in better educational opportunities and economic development among poor communities (regardless of race).
That, plus higher wages, is the right way to reduce income inequality and gradually/continually reduce the need for government welfare assistance across the country, in my opinion.
If the social safety net is slashed (in a manner that is not racially discriminatory), it would affect a lot more poor white citizens than citizens of other races/ethnicities, that's why I don't think it will happen under Trump. It would also affect a larger percentage of blacks than any other race/ethnicity, that's not a secret.
For the last several years, the amount of assistance paid out has been declining as unemployment has declined. Personally, I'd like to see that savings to the government invested in better educational opportunities and economic development among poor communities (regardless of race).
That, plus higher wages, is the right way to reduce income inequality and gradually/continually reduce the need for government welfare assistance across the country, in my opinion.