From: dowdy@tochtli.biochem.nwu.edu (Dowdy Jackson)
Subject: Re: Swimming pool defense
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In article <kbanaian.488.735081194@bernard.pitzer.claremont.edu> kbanaian@bernard.pitzer.claremont.edu (King Banaian) writes:
>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.
>
Are you assuming that families in the inner city don't have family values ?
I sure hope not.


