Monday, May 30, 2011

Blacks in Canada vs.Blacks in the US vs. UK and Carribean

Ok, forget Drake !!! But he does pose some hard questions. No, not his lyrics. Other questions: Would Drake have made it here in the US. Is Canada a better place ? and if so why ??

When Don Barden died, I looked up Inkster, MI, his home town. Inkster is a working and middle class mostly Black suburb of Detroit.

If you have ever been to Detroit you know right across the river is Windsor, Canada. According to the census, metro Detroit is richer than Windsor. Detroit had 308 murders in 2010. But Windsor is safe, clean and everyone has health care. When I was in Windsor I could not really find the "bad" side of town.

So, I just have to admit that Canada is doing something right and we are doing something wrong. But what is that exactly.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Government tax breaks to stimulate jobs

Almost every program and every lobbyist says that their tax break will create jobs. Government must have some sort too for evaluating the truth of these claims ?? Check the CBO or State offices. The number of corporate tax breaks is enormous so someone must have studied this issue.

Also, I would suspect, that many of these programs suport business that do not hire a large number of minorities.