Word: underclass
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...castigate the down-and-out as muggers, sluts, and even -- in the case of Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray in their new book, The Bell Curve -- retards. No political candidate dare step up to a lectern without promising to execute, imprison and snatch alms from the hands of the "underclass...
...provides a level of leadership that really matters to people, really resolves problems and provides a voice to an underclass in this city, that has never had a voice," Cyr said...
Murray ends his Wall Street Journal editorial (which is an excerpt from his forthcoming book) with a distressing conclusion: "Unchecked, these trends will lead the U.S. toward something resembling a caste society, with the underclass mired ever more firmly at the bottom and the cognitive elite ever more firmly anchored...
...just alter the roles of blacks as consumers and producers of art. They have also influenced the very nature of the new black art. For African Americans, it is the best of times and the worst of times: America has the largest black middle class and the largest black underclass in its history. The current achievements in black culture are unfolding against this conflicting socioeconomic backdrop. Despite remarkable gains, a sense of precariousness haunts the new black middle class and the art it creates and takes to heart. The economic advancement remains newfound and insecure. Hence the new black...
...similar argument can be made for welfare reform. The natural rate of unemployment includes people who are between jobs as well as people who can't find work. It doesn't include members of the welfare underclass who aren't even looking for a job. Putting them to work increases total employment but does not create inflationary pressure...