From: kbanaian@bernard.pitzer.claremont.edu (King Banaian)
Subject: Re: Swimming pool defense
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Organization: Pitzer College

In article <1993Apr17.201310.13693@midway.uchicago.edu> thf2@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Ted Frank) writes:
>In article <dasmith.734719640@husc.harvard.edu> dasmith@husc8.harvard.edu (
David Smith) writes:>>Granted, the simple fact of holding down a job will 
improve these kids' chances>>of getting another job in the future, but what 
inner city kid would want to hold>>down just one more minimum wage job when 
there is so much more money to be made>>dealing drugs?  
>
>What suburban kid would want to hold down a minimum wage job when there is so
>much more money to be made dealing drugs?
>
>Yet, somehow, surburban kids do hold down minimum wage jobs.  So do inner
>city kids, when give the chance.  Any reason you think that inner city kids
>are incapable of doing legitimate work?

I suppose the correct answer is not "family values"?

S'pose not.  Never mind.  Sorry.

--King "Sparky" Banaian                 |"It's almost as though young
kbanaian@pitzer.claremont.edu           |white guys get up in the
Dept. of Economics, Pitzer College      |morning and have a big smile
Latest 1993 GDP forecast:  2.4%         |on their face ... because,
                                        |you know, Homer wrote the
                                        |_Iliad_."  -- D'Souza
