The libertarian-conservative Republican appeared yesterday on CNBC to discuss government dependence and how to sell capitalism to black voters (see video here): "You do it the way you just now did it. Look them in the eye, speak to
people like they're adults, not like they're children. When I see
Republicans speak before black audiences, often they talk about how they
used to march with Martin Luther King, or their dad marched with Martin
Luther King. They don't talk about issues; they don't talk about
economics; they don't talk about the face that when you raise taxes, you
actually create the situation of where there is fewer jobs."
More commentary from Mr. Elder: "My dad used to tell me that no poor person ever gave me a job. And black
people, if you talk to them like adults, they'll respond. When I talk
to black people and tell them about privatization of Social Security,
for example, it will disproportionately benefit them, they get it. When I
talk to black people about having choice in education, they get it.
They want choice. And Democrats are opposed to it. If there is any issue
that I think that might be able to make black people rethink their
assumptions, my goodness."
Larry Elder: "How To Sell Free Market Capitalism To Black American Voters"
