Wednesday, January 20, 2016

On the Fact that (According to Economist, Roland Fryer) When You Control for Skill Levels, the Wage Differential Between Blacks and Whites Decreases by Almost 98%

And it isn't just the wage gap. The unemployment differential decreases by 53% while the welfare, teen pregnancy, and incarceration differentials decrease by 84%, 84%, and 79% respectively...................................................................................................This of course isn't to assert that there isn't some discrimination. They're clearly is. But based upon these statistics, it's also safe to say that we may have been barking up the wrong tree by focusing so much on ineffective (and in some cases, counterproductive) measures such as affirmative action and not enough on getting kids 14 and under a better educational start. 

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