Dec
30
The Economics of Personal Responsibility and Human Development
Congratulations to Nick Kristof of the New York Times. I am really impressed with this discussion between him and Carol in Berkeley. My mother's name is Carol and she has been to Berkeley and I'm wondering if my mom wrote the following response;
Here is the NY Times Source and my remarks appear below.
By all means, let’s talk about “personal responsibility”’ — Nicholas Kristof
Carol in Berkeley, Calif., on “Who Killed the Knapp Family?” (Jan. 9):
So long as poverty is seen as an individual or cultural failing (e.g. the culture of poverty which was linked to race, even though the evidence was nonexistent) we will not treat this with the seriousness it deserves. Yes, every individual has responsibility for their lives.
Here is the NY Times Source and my remarks appear below.
By all means, let’s talk about “personal responsibility”’ — Nicholas Kristof
Carol in Berkeley, Calif., on “Who Killed the Knapp Family?” (Jan. 9):
So long as poverty is seen as an individual or cultural failing (e.g. the culture of poverty which was linked to race, even though the evidence was nonexistent) we will not treat this with the seriousness it deserves. Yes, every individual has responsibility for their lives.