"We are in a social and political context in which the norm is to punish poor folks of color rather than to educate and empower them with economic opportunity."

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Today if you look at most economic textbooks, economics is not defined by subject matter. It's presented as a science of social choice that applies not only to material goods - not only to flat-screen televisions - but to every decision we make, whether it's to get married, or to stay married, whether to have children and how to educate those children, or how to look after our health.

— Michael Sandel