It's becoming more and more clear every day: If policymakers actually want to help struggling minorities, they’re certainly doing a poor job of it.
For years, lawmakers have been paying lip service to black communities, gaining votes on the backs of policies that only hurt the people they claim to help. Black families have especially struggled economically. The average household income for black families is over $28,000 less than white families. Wages paint a similar tale, with blacks earning, on average, $212 less per week than whites. For decades, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have offered a bad solution to this problem: tax incentives, especially in urban neighborhoods plagued by poverty and gun violence.
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