My Grandfather`s Son, by Clarence Thomas: on Welfare & Poverty


Opposed to welfare as the "ruination" of blacks

I was opposed to welfare because I had seen its destructive effects up close in Savannah. Most of the older people among whom I had grown up felt as I did, sharing Daddy's belief that it would be the "ruination" of blacks, undermining their desire to wor & provide for themselves. I added that my own sister was a victim of the system, which had created a sense of entitlement that had trapped her and her children. I went on to say that I opposed busing, preferring to give school vouchers to poor children.
Source: My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir by Clarence Thomas, p. 132-3 Oct 1, 2007

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