Jobs in Black and White

Some on the left like to focus not on economic performance itself — which shows clearly that the percentage of black Americans working today is higher than in the recent and not-so-recent past — but on the “gaps” between the various races and classes. We don’t encourage this kind of thinking. Instead, we believe that if one group’s income doubles and another group’s income triples, that this is good news for both groups. Nevertheless, equality hawks will be pleased (one would hope) to learn that the current gap between black and white unemployment is also lower than the average under President Clinton, and much lower than the thirty-year average.

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