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Nevertheless, the decline of the underclass imposes a psychological burden, in part because whites remain far too willing to associate all blacks with welfare dependency, crime and broken families. Moreover, many middle-class blacks feel personally guilty about the unpromising prospects of poorer blacks. That may be the most unfair burden of all, since the black middle class by itself does not have nearly enough resources to lift the underclass into the mainstream. Patricia Grayson speaks for many affluent blacks when she observes, "One person can do only so much. I think it's unfair for people...
CAMBRIDGE would be a poorer place if Proposition 1-2-3 passed. Yes, some people would be richer--realtors and landlords, for instance. But overall, the city of Cambridge would be a less rich, less diverse and less dynamic place to live...
...these condos would be removed from rent control permanently, and could be rented at high market rates. Landlords could also continue a trend to "condo rehab," extensively renovating buildings in the hope they will go condo, clearing apartments of poorer tenants when rents go up--as they inevitably will...
Many students who would contribute "diversity" to a class--those from inner-city public high schools, poorer economic backrounds and foreign countries, and athletes--fail to apply early because counsellors cannot give them enough attention...
Although abortions would remain legal, therefore, they would be increasingly difficult to obtain, particularly for poorer women, who cannot afford the costs of a private hospital or clinic, and do not receive proper information about abortion as an alternative to bearing a child...