If you still believe we live in a free and open economic system where ability is more important than access, please take a few moments to consider the following scenario.
Two Cleveland men serve their country well in WWII. Both return young, unscathed and ready to reap the economic windfalls bestowed on the winner. Markets are free to exploit and everybody in the world needs everything. Outside of a few bumps in the road, prosperity reigns supreme for the country and for Cleveland.
http://www.clevelandcurrent.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=159&Itemid=58Another column I wrote back in 1997 about the racial paterns here in Cleveland and Cuyahoga county...
It caused a bit of a stir...