Why Government is critical to Racists

Posted by $ blarman 7 years, 5 months ago to Culture
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This is one of the most brilliant pieces about the origins of racism I've ever read. Enjoy!
SOURCE URL: http://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2016/10/05/discrimination-and-segregation-n2227011?newsletterad=


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  • Posted by salta 7 years, 5 months ago
    Today one of the "more respectable forms of law" that produce similar results is minimum wage laws.
    Walter Williams is one of todays heros.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 7 years, 5 months ago
    "The bottom line is that racists cannot trust free markets to racially discriminate."
    I think the market pushes people not to discriminate.
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    • Posted by $ 7 years, 5 months ago
      Precisely. A free market cares about one thing and one thing only: efficient use of resources to satisfy demands. It doesn't care about who is making the demand - only in how much their market is willing to pay for a specific good/service and the overall size of the market. Racists by their very nature limit their potential customer based and inflict on that customer base higher prices as a result.
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