A substantial proportion of Wright’s church consist of folk on welfare.
I can appreciate Wright’s frustration that government is not solving everyone’s problems — because it can’t, nor should try. But there’s something weird here.
To the extent that the government DOES help, apparently his flock has been great beneficiaries of it (welfare). But to the extent that he’s angry that they’re still stuck on welfare, how can it be the government’s fault — at least, the Fed’s? Where are the local jobs in Democrat-controlled Chicago? That seems either a local government issue (Cook County just hiked taxes such that Wright’s parishoners pay the highest sales taxes in the country), or one for the private sector (employers).
The government is doing what it can to ostensibly help (thus “succeeding” in that respect), while employment for these welfare folk just doesn’t seem available.
I can appreciate Wright’s frustration (but not his liberation theology impetus to elevate victim consciousness), but it seems singularly stupid to blame Washington for problems with Chicago jobs.
