Democrat and liberal policies have hurt the black community

Hello, I will be defending the policies of the left, as i believe they have not in fact hurt the African American community. I will not try not to talk about these issues from a Democratic standpoint, but a liberal standpoint as these two things can be distinct. help-Make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering them one’s services or resources: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com... Liberal- favouring individual liberty, free trade, and moderate political and social reform: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com... 1. voting and the civil rights act of 1964 Democracy-a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives Voting, the act of being represented in my opinion is one of the most quintessential aspects of a Democratic society. We cannot have a fair and equal society without them all being able to vote and elect representatives. For hundreds of years, Black Americans could not partake in this Democracy that our forefathers have created, thus MLK and his followers sought for change. This monumental change resulted in the assimilation of Black americans into mainstream society and protected Black Americans from all kinds of brutal discrimation and abuse. Jim crow laws for such a long time have barred many of these men and women from voting in regions like the south. Discrimination from this point forward was seen as not only illegal and immoral. The bill also protected from racial prejudice while in a workplace. The bill was proposed by the left during the presidency of JFK until he was brutally assassinated and was signed into law by LBJ. My opponent may point out to the fact that many southern democrats and some republicans filibustered against the bill, but the ideology of these men were in fact conservative and in opposition to liberalism. Liberals advocate for equality and freedom which they stood for in the civil rights act of 1964. This act in my opinion is the moment that African Americans began to truly began to be seen by the law as human beings and not as 2. Minimum wage and government services Many African Americans rely on the US federal government in order to meet the basic needs of their survival: food, shelter, and utilities like water. The reason why they vote Democrat is to ensure that thier needs are met and that they can survive. 46 million Americans rely on food stamps to recieve sustenance, and Democrats staunchly support feeding America. Many of the people who rely on government services etc. also earn minimum wage as they cannot afford the cost of living. A moderate increase in the wage does not cause jobs and the impacts of the minimum wage to the ob market is weak. $7.25 to $8.15 will result in almost changes that are neglible to economics. A study indicated that increasing our minimum wage by $1.75 would eliminate about 100,000 jobs, an increased of $2.85 would eliminate around 500,000 jobs, the estimate from basic mathematics for an increase in $.90 would be around 20,000. compared to the number of minimum wage earners at around 3.6 million Americans, the reduction would be around .5% according to my calculations. An incredibly negligible cost in exchange for increasing the livelihoods and reducing the goods and services that the US government needs to provide. A 90 cent increase for a full time minimum wage earner ammounts to $1800 extra each year which can reduce ones reliance on the government. Minimum wage jobs are oftenly not the start of the job ladder, 4 in ten of these minimum wage earners are the sole wage earners for their families. Economists long and hard have debated on whether or not a minimum wage would be good or bad for the economy, but when it comes down to it, we have to atleast adjust our minimum wage to inflation since 2009 when $7.25 was implemented would be worth around $8.00 today and a minimum wage increase in 2015 to $8.10 would be ok and not detrimental to our economy or black americans. a drive to increase the minimum wage is reasonable to around $8.10 will not really affect anyone much for that matter, but it gives more disproves much of your logic. A 10.5% increase in wages will cost 0.5% in jobs, based on cost benefit analysis, we can truly see which is more logical, to increase the minimum wage and make people more self reliant, or not change it and keep people very reliant on the government. Liberal policies are trying to help African Americans since we are trying to offer resources to them like food stamps, health care, a higher minimum wage, and a whole host of other services. Blacks and Hispanics are among those who needs these services the most. It is ethical to try to provide these basic resources. 3. Affirmative action My opponent has pointed out at the flaws of Affirmative action as well as many of its detriments. Affirmative action has allowed for diversity on many college campuses by allowing underrepresented races to become more apparent. Blacks prior to the affirmative actions were not represented in my southern universities or other potentially racist institutions like workplaces. Affirmative action nonetheless needs to be adapted for the modern day and many liberals support this statement. Affirmative action is good because it allows for underrepresented peoples to rise but i think many liberals like Obama have realized that such a system is no longer needed as our society have progress so much. To counter my opponents responses, the discussion on whether or not MLK supported affirmative action must be developed. MLK never explicitly said he supported it but it can be implied from this quote that he in fact did. "A society that has done something special against the Negro for hundreds of years must now do something special for the Negro." This sentence implies that something 'special' should be reserved for black people in order to make amends for past inequalities. As a liberal, i support equality and empowering many Black Americans to become who they want to be amid the discrimination that they faced up until the modern society. Obama supports a system where instead of encouraging different races to be covered by affirmative action, he encouraged different socioeconomic classes to be aided by affirmative actions. Affirmative action is not a complete failure as you imply it to be. Obama, our current and 44th president openly admitted that it had aided him. Affirmative action is not a topic that i completely agree with and i think that it deserves some tweaks, As a liberal, I am allowed to advocate for social reform of prevous social reforms. http://www.slate.com...true_.html http://www.dol.gov... http://www.cbo.gov... http://www.usinflationcalculator.com...