From: thf2@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Ted Frank)
Subject: Re: Swimming pool defense
Reply-To: thf2@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago
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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?
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