Star Parker, hardly an unbiased wall-flower, does have several great points to make. The points she brings up, with few exceptions, have been proven to work. The problem? The solution cannot be tailored into a "Look, the Government solved it!" media sound bite, that promotes certain politicians at re-election time. Adam Smith's invisible hand would be at work, and that doesn't make for a great bad news story the mainstream media likes so much.
Her second to last paragraph is the most telling. The self-selection bias of individuals who pursue certain career paths brings us to an almost pre-ordained result. Too bad.
I invite your comments and analysis.
http://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2011/09/19/target_black_unemployment_with_enterprise_zones
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