Repost: Is It Worth It to Bribe Ghetto Blacks with Social Programs to Get Them to Act Better?
RL: It’s proven that Head Start programs for ghetto Blacks reduce crime later in life. It’s also proven that giving Section 8 vouchers to ghetto Blacks reduce crime. You give ghetto Blacks a voucher to move out of the ghetto, and they take it and move to a better neighborhood. Their crime literally goes somewhat down simply on account of living in a better place. Downside is of course the crime rate goes up significantly in the new neighborhood. But they are definitely committing less crime overall.
CLADIVS AMERICANVS: I would like the sources for this because I want to research it further. I have long suspected that all the smart liberals like Bill Gates and Soros believe the real science behind the IQ-gap, that is it's 70-80% genetic and 20-30% environmental.
And that, secretly, this is why they are strong supporters of social welfare; they are targeting that environmental portion as much as possible. Gates and Soros have true geniuses. They know what's up. Even a 1 or 2 point increa…
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