ARE BLACKS BETTER OFF WHEN BLACKS ARE IN POWER?

Walter Williams:  Blacks and Politics Commentary -- 9/7/2011
http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/2011/09/07/williams-blacks-and-politics/?subscriber=1

Walter Williams is black and asks if black neighborhoods are better off with black mayors, school superintendents, politicians?  Read his commentary.

Let me be clear. I am not stating a causal link between the fact of black political power and the poor living conditions of so many blacks in our urban centers. I'm simply offering evidence that the expectation that black political power will translate into socio-economic well-being for the ordinary black citizen is apt to be disappointing. Political power empowers -- and even enriches -- the political elite; for them, getting out their constituent vote is the be-all and end-all. It's the economic arena, featured by personal liberty, that best serves the ordinary person.

As long as black politicians can successfully run a rope-a-dope on their constituents by keeping them focused on allegations of white racism and telling them that salvation lies in voting for them, little good will come to their poorest constituency.

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