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93 previous posts so maybe someone has already said this but just in case they haven't:
Republicans do want to teach blacks how to be productive, they want to let them be productive. We know they can be, many already are. You can't blame them if they don't work when they know they can get paid and live a decent life without working. In many cases if they got a job, they would take in less money than if they didn't.
The problem is that yes, there are some poor people who never break out of dependence on government assistance. But for Republicans to insist that because these programs do not work for some people, they should be denied to all people is short sighted
Many blacks have broken the cycle of poverty. If you were to talk to most middle class blacks today they could tell you of times they, their parents or grandparents relied on government assistance. They can tell you how education programs helped them succeed , how jobs programs helped them get started and how welfare helped the family during hard times
But Republicans prefer to talk in absolutes where every black family is dependent on welfare, where no black family ever escapes poverty and everyone is a welfare queen
It would be like getting rid of Traffic lights because it hasnt eliminated traffic accidents altogether