Is the War on Drugs, The New Jim Crow and How Do We Stop It...

I recently started reading a book titled, The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander. The book is discussing the comparison of mass incarceration of black and brown skinned people (The New Jim Crow) and Jim Crow of the early 1900's. Very good read, I will say. It discusses the "war on drugs" and how it started before the drug epidemic was a major factor. Again good information, but I ask you does it solve the problem. It gives statistics on comparisons between 1990 and 2008, good information but is focusing on the problem getting us closer to where we want to be? T Harv Eker says, "Where attention goes, energy flows, and results show." Stated differently, if we continue to focus on mass incarceration, then we will continue to get mass incarceration. What if we changed that focus to Economic Empowerment? What if we focused on Personal Wealth Building Did you know that a large majority of employees pay to much in taxes, because they have there W-4 filled out wrong? Did you also know that transportation expenses between your home and your main or regular place of work are personal commuting expenses (If you own your own business). If we spend my time increasing our Financial IQ, we can start new world where our kids are getting rich vs incarcerated. We must change our focus from the problems that plague the lower income communities to the solutions that can change our communities. We can not sit around and wait on any one to do it for us. We need new leaders in our communities that are there in the trenches teaching Economic Empowerment. We need someone there who will speak with the people of the community about the SBA and the SCORE office. We need community leaders who are not preaching against non violence, but for Economic Empowerment. I do not say that to take the light off Black on Black crime or the New Jim Crow, because both are major problems in the black community. I am just proposing a new way of looking at things, a new focus. Again, what you focus on expands. Don't take my word for it, do your own research. Education will always govern ignorance. I am not talking about that education you get from school. I am talking Financial Education. Do you know the history of taxes? Do you know where your money is invested in your 401k? Again, I am not advocating for a person to not invest in your companies retirement plan. But when you do that how has your financial IQ increased? Do you go to a job everyday that you love? Was your dream to be an employee? Do you have an Entrepreneur's Spirit? Is there a desire to be your own boss boiling in you? Being a Entrepreneur is a very rewarding accomplishment. It positions you to be able to add value to other peoples life, by providing jobs. It also allows you to do something you love. The greatest thing about entrepreneurship is the ability to do it today at a small price. And we will discuss that in our next post. To You Experiencing Your Level of Success