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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Im not speaking for Trump, but surely, a majority of the violence is perpetuated by persons with high school educations or less.

Education, or a lack of, is everything.

I would add family and spiritual values, but unfortunately, the government cannot offer that to anybody.

So my solution if it were up to me would be a focus on education, focus on youth programs, and to take a look at whether subsidized or lower income housing could somehow be more spread across the city if it isnt. Better neighborhood, better education. [/quote]

An increased investment in education is certainly an admirable and understandable recourse but it's not enough.  
Chicago has the greatest racial disparity in young adult employment rates.  A recent report by the Brookings Institution showed that among 20 to 24 year-olds the Chicago area's employment rate is only 47 percent for blacks, the lowest among the big cities, and 73 percent for whites, which is among the highest.  Contrary to popular and widespread belief it is not a mere matter of misplaced morals and a corrupt culture that fuels the violence it is poverty, plain and simple.  With no employment prospects many resort to illegal activities to make money and since there is no job security in such activities then violent turf wars and deadly conflicts to intimidate or eliminate competition become commonplace.  
It's all about the C.R.E.A.M.
Cash Rules Everything Around Me [/quote]

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