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<p>You know, when I see a conclusive and thorough analysis of this issue undertaken from a variety of angles, then I might believe that. Until then, I’d like to leave you a pdf:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nber.org/papers/w9873.pdf?new_window=1[/url]”>http://www.nber.org/papers/w9873.pdf?new_window=1</a></p>
<p>Let’s be real. I’m not going to lie and say that “culture,” whatever that means, is a large contributor to the problem, but external factors - and by external, I suppose you could say that I mean extrinsic factors outside of the control of individuals within the African-American community and under similar minority umbrellas - feed into the “cultural” problems that you insist are mostly to blame. It’s a vicious cycle, essentially, and to display a heavy bias for one at the expense of the other indicates an imbalanced outlook.</p>
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<p>Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm <em>strokes goatee</em></p>
<p>Given the mess the government has become, I wouldn’t trust a politician with frying an egg, much less repairing systematic inequality.</p>
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<p>Indeed! And when such things exist but are ignored by large segments of the general population in favor of utterly ridiculous music videos, ought we not to hang our heads in shame and lament the current state of affairs? </p>
<p>I’m moving to Canada! (and when the permafrost finishes melting, perhaps to Switzerland if disaster hasn’t struck there yet!)</p>