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To many the answer is automatically "yes" because the number simply shows that whites are doing better than us. And of course anytime whites are doing better than us in ANYTHING, it is due to racism, right? Here are some points that I brought up in an earlier post. Points you will not hear in the depressing press releases that focus on this particular issue: More

(nytimes.com) NEW ORLEANS — First came the storm. Then came the workers. Now comes the baby boom. In the latest twist to the demographic transformation of New Orleans since it was swamped by Hurricane Katrina last year, hundreds of babies are being born to Latino immigrant workers, both legal and illegal, who flocked to the city to toil on its reconstruction. The throng of babies gurgling in the handful of operational maternity ...More

Here are some quick links to the proven mess created by universal health care. Socialized Medicine: The Canadian Experience Socialized Medicine Leaves a Bad Taste in Patients' Mouths  "Although Canada is the fifth highest among OECD countries in terms of total spending on health (as a percentage of GDP), it is generally among the bottom third of OECD countries in availability of technology. (...) The local comparison is equally unfavourable. CT scanners, nuclear ...More

The problem here is not that the government is not doing enough, it just doesn't know how to handle your money. If the people of N.O. and the surrounding area see no problem in re-electing a crook, we can expect more of the same for years to come. Another idea for a documentary for Spike Lee. ===== (usatoday.com) The government continues to waste tens of millions of dollars in its Hurricane Katrina relief ...More