It's the Poverty, Stupid.

Anyone paying attention to politics will remember the phrase, made famous by political strategist James Carville during the 1992 presidential campaign, “It’s the economy, stupid.”

Frequently, I find myself at odds with a political commentator or news program guest on TV, the radio, or in print, when they casually toss around crime statistics, the illegitimate birth rate, divorce, drug usage, and a host of other issues sprinkled with a dash of racism. And, over and over again, I think to myself, "It's the poverty, stupid."

There isn't a man or woman alive who would rather rob a bank or the local convenience store, than go to work in the morning for a decent livable wage. The reason for crime, illegitimate birth, divorce, drug use, and even racism, is the lack of available jobs, or jobs that offer a decent wage and health benefits. Anything else they say is all B.S.