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Kamala Harris s Pitch to Black Men – WSJ

By Thomas A. Smith

Kamala Harris has a political problem winning the support of young black men, and on Monday she issued a last minute S.O.S. by unveiling an Opportunity Agenda for Black Men. At least she s not accusing them of sexism as Barack Obama did last week, but her grab-bag of policies isn t likely to pull many from Donald Trump.

Her plan calls for $20,000 in forgivable government loans for one million minorities to start businesses. These are de facto grants because nearly all are likely to be forgiven. It s better that she s focusing on wealth creation rather than solely income redistribution. But allocating government loan forgiveness on the basis of race is unconstitutional.

via www.wsj.com