[lbo-talk] Obama & the white guy

[Jenny Brown]

Wojtek wrote:
>Based  on my conversations with social workers and teachers
that I know, a lot of peoplle who "fall through the
cracks" do not have the skills to budget money or for
that matter plan their day to be on time.

Ah, I think I see the flaw in Wojtek's methodology.

Instead of having conversations with these allegedly late
and non-budget-savvy people, you are talking to people whose position 
requires them to tell themselves fairy tales about how they are 
different and would never (or will never again) find themselves in such 
miserable circumstances. These fairy tales also serve to justify why 
they (the 'helpers') will eat tonight and their clients/students (the 
'helpees') won't.

I suggest you go to the primary sources on poverty and on racial 
discrimination.  You'll get better data.  There are a few primary 
sources here on the list who have been generous with their experience.

Jenny Brown