Black Youth Unemployment: Before and After Progressives Started “Helping”

by | Jan 19, 2023

Black Youth Unemployment: Before and After Progressives Started “Helping”

by | Jan 19, 2023

A constant trend is progressivism is to use the state to coercively control others under the guise of “helping” them, make things worse, then ignore the problems you caused and never apologize. Sallie Mae loans didn’t make college affordable. The Federal Reserve didn’t stop recessions from occurring. State schooling didn’t make everyone educated. Medicare and Medicaid didn’t lower drug costs. And Minimum Wage laws hurt the least skilled and least experience get their foot in the door to gain on the job experience.

Keith Knight

Keith Knight

Keith Knight is Managing Editor at the Libertarian Institute, host of the Don't Tread on Anyone podcast and editor of The Voluntaryist Handbook: A Collection of Essays, Excerpts, and Quotes.

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