re: Judge rules low-income renters can access more affluent neighborhoods

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Bmy, how do you explain the fact that the poverty rate and crime rates among blacks were falling fast in the 40s and 50s, before the civil rights era?

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They were discriminated against and not allowed to participate in most markets.. and thus forced to create their own economy.. so I'd attribute it to nothing more than the passage of time and the post-World War II boom.. it takes time for businesses to grow and for their 'sub'economy to grow and take form. Poverty begets crime.. and wealth makes people soft. We've seen crime and especially homicides dropping to record lows recently too.

Crime was trending up in the early 40s though.