Compassionate Conservatism Today
--- Compassion is the keen awareness of the interdependence of all things."
— Thomas Merton
Reaching
out to the poor is both morally correct and politically astute for the
republican party as it prepares to take its turn at the helm. American black voters have already shown
their willingness to listen by not coming out in force to help elect Hillary
Clinton; this window may not be open for long.
It is time for the rebirth of compassionate conservatism. Prior misdirected attempts failed to repair
the broken base on which they tried to build.
A new anti-poverty agenda should focus on economic development, social
cohesiveness, and educational effectiveness.
Following
the old axiom that a good job is the best anti-poverty program, we must channel
some of the new revenue from the anticipated trillions of repatriated corporate
dollars into the inner cities as part of an expanded use of “enterprise
zones.” These urban development programs
would be most effective when allowing government employment training programs
to be administered by corporations. Law
and order efforts, although they must increase police diversity and even the
use of community-based auxiliary forces, must provide safe and functional
neighborhoods and schools; street gangs must be confronted and expelled. On the other hand, incarceration patterns and
welfare program structures must be revamped to encourage greater paternal
participation in family formation. As
conditions improve, so will the success of the educational system, especially
when competition and parental choice is introduced. Education, combined with individual
responsibility, is the ultimate anti-poverty remedy.
So,
when our new president asks the poor, “What do you have to lose?” The answer would be another loss of faith in the American system if the new Republican administration proves to be, for
them, more of the same.
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