Sunday, September 04, 2005

America's Wish Fulfilled!


It could happen, you know. If we put all the old stuff aside, and start again.

New New Orleans
Offer each family who lost everything voluntary participation in a program funded by the federal government in which the following would take place:

  • Each family will be given a large sum of money. We will provide classes in which the labs would include buying their own homes. Literally. The homes will be in a federal reservation not far from the old new Orleans.
  • Each adult with children will be required to attend parenting classes.
  • Each parent will be given vouchers for their children's education in schools that are designed to fit the individual's needs.
  • Each teacher or instructor will be provided housing and benefits. However, the standards for hiring these teachers will be high. What we are doing is building a new generation to lead the next one!
  • In the meantime, enterprise zones will be created in the new city. People who are more skilled than others, will start them. But they will be required to have rotating apprentices all the time. They will be loaned the seed money, expected to pay it back. There will be no taxes on these enterprises for a set number of years.
  • This model city will begin to govern itself when the best and brightest step up help in this venture. That will be determined as the new black leadership in this country takes over.
That's only part my idea. Could it work? Who knows? If everyone is free to choose, why wouldn't it?
Most importantly, the money will be spent anyway. Why not spend it on something that won't return our friends to their old lives of poverty?
Thanks for the read.

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