Obama seeks ideas on reducing black joblessness

[Locutus]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a shift in White House tactics on the cusp of an election year, President Barack Obama isn't shying away these days from saying that many of his policies were designed with African-Americans in mind.

Until now, the nation's first black president has carefully avoided putting any emphasis on race, ascribing to a rising-tide-lifts-all-boats approach to governing. That has drawn heavy criticism within the black community, so much so that, while dedicating the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the National Mall, Obama noted that even King faced rebuke "from his own people."

But on Wednesday, the White House convened a gathering of black business, political and community leaders to share a report on the multiple ways the president's agenda has benefited African-Americans. The president made a direct appeal for help on proposals "where we don't have to wait for Congress" to act. And he asked for initiatives he can pursue administratively "that would make a difference in the communities that all of you represent."




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[The Old Medic]

If Mr. Obama really wants to help poor blacks, and improve their employment opportunities, then he must work toward the following:

Restore the economy, stop the massive government regulation of every aspect of business.

Stop paying black women to have children out of wedlock.

Stop black men from fathering children with multiple women (that they are NOT married to) and not supporting those children financially, emotionally or in any other way.

Get black parents to stress academic excellence, to work with their children to insure that they get the most from their education.

Strengthen black families, and stop allowing black teens to run around, drop out of school, and never learn any sort of work ethic.

Vastly improve the schools in largely black areas.

Educate the poor blacks to NOT depend on the government for virtually every aspect of their lives, but to become responsible for themselves.

 

[DurkaDurka]

If Mr. Obama really wants to help poor blacks, and improve their employment opportunities, then he must work toward the following:

Restore the economy, stop the massive government regulation of every aspect of business.

Stop paying black women to have children out of wedlock.

Stop black men from fathering children with multiple women (that they are NOT married to) and not supporting those children financially, emotionally or in any other way.

Get black parents to stress academic excellence, to work with their children to insure that they get the most from their education.

Strengthen black families, and stop allowing black teens to run around, drop out of school, and never learn any sort of work ethic.

Vastly improve the schools in largely black areas.

Educate the poor blacks to NOT depend on the government for virtually every aspect of their lives, but to become responsible for themselves.

These sort of suggestions seem like they could equally apply to any race living in poverty.

 

[Cannuck]

Gearing any law or policy towards a particular race is racist.

 

[Highball]

Dramatically cutoff all entitlement programs that encourage people to not work! Then take all third generation welfare collectors and give them the opportunity to do something helpful in their community of residence. How about Park Maintenance? Or....

 

[taxslave]

Dramatically cutoff all entitlement programs that encourage people to not work! Then take all third generation welfare collectors and give them the opportunity to do something helpful in their community of residence. How about Park Maintenance? Or....

And take work away from unionized government employees? Never happen since it makes too much sense.

 

[ironsides]

Illegal aliens are sometimes referred to as undocumented immigrants in an attempt to justify their existence in our country. Well if illegal aliens can be referred to as undocumented immigrants then drug dealers should be called unlicensed pharmacists. My gawd even an eighth grader knows what the word illegal means, however our dim witted politicians don't seem to understand this word. Back to school for any politician who does not understand it.
　
How about if our President would just do this one small thing, it would create jobs (both short & long term). Just admit that there are illegal aliens and drug dealers taking up residence in the U.S. and before I forget Canada, we are not alone with this problem, there are those amongst us just with those who want to bury their heads.

 

[DurkaDurka]

Illegal aliens are sometimes referred to as undocumented immigrants in an attempt to justify their existence in our country. Well if illegal aliens can be referred to as undocumented immigrants then drug dealers should be called unlicensed pharmacists. My gawd even an eighth grader knows what the word illegal means, however our dim witted politicians don't seem to understand this word. Back to school for any politician who does not understand it.
　
How about if our President would just do this one small thing, it would create jobs (both short & long term). Just admit that there are illegal aliens and drug dealers taking up residence in the U.S. and before I forget Canada, we are not alone with this problem, there are those amongst us just with those who want to bury their heads.

Business likes cheap labour though, that's the catch