Ngasekupheleni kwenyanga edlule, i- Associated Press ikhiphe umbiko mayelana nokungavikeleki kwezomnotho elakwazi ukuzuza okuthile ezingxenyeni ezithile ze-inthanethi yezombangazwe, futhi kusukela lapho, kaninginingi ezingxoxweni ezithile ezifanele. Ibhomu lezibalo eliwiswe emshweni wokuqala wombiko lisho konke:
Abantu abadala abane kwabahlanu base-US badonsa kanzima ngenxa yokuntuleka kwemisebenzi, eduze nobumpofu noma ukuthembela enhlalakahleni okungenani izingxenye ezithile zezimpilo zabo, uphawu lokuwohloka kokuphepha kwezomnotho kanye nephupho laseMelika elifiphele.
Ukuze kucace, lesi sibalo simayelana nephesenti labantu ababhekene nalezi zinkinga okungenani kanye empilweni yabo, hhayi amaphesenti abantu ababhekene nawo khona manje. Futhi, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi lesi sibalo asikwazi, ngokwaso, sibe uphawu lokuwohloka kokuphepha kwezomnotho. Ukukhombisa ukuthi izinto ziyawohloka, kufanele wazi ukuthi lesi sibalo besikade singaphansi kwamaphesenti angama-80, futhi asikwazi lokho.
Ngokushesha ngemva kokuba umbiko we-AP uqhume, i- I-Wall Street Journal UJames Taranto waphendula ngokugxeka okumbalwa ezifanele ukufundwa. I-Taranto ithi ukusebenzisa ubumpofu obuseduze ukuze kutholakale isibalo (okusho amaphesenti angu-150 omugqa wobuphofu) esikhundleni somugqa wobuphofu akunangqondo. I-Taranto nayo iyaphikisana nengxenye yokuntuleka kwemisebenzi yalesi sibalo ngoba ibala ngisho usuku lokuphelelwa umsebenzi, futhi iyakuphikisa ukubala noma ubani owake wathola izinzuzo zezenhlalakahle nakulelo nani.
Uma kubhekwa ukugxeka kukaTaranto, umbuzo othokozisayo uyaziveza wona: Besingabukeka kanjani lesi sibalo uma singafaki lezo zici uTaranto aphikisana nazo? Uma sisebenzise umugqa wobumpofu esikhundleni somugqa wobumpofu futhi singabandakanyi ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi noma irisidi yezenhlalakahle esibalweni, inani lingaba phansi kangakanani? Sinenhlanhla yethu, emaphepheni ahlukahlukene nezincwadi ezaphuma ngasekupheleni kwawo-1990 nasekuqaleni kwawo-2000, u-Mark Rank no-Thomas Hirschl bashicilele idatha ngalo mbuzo.
Kuzo Iphepha le-2001, Isikhundla kanye ne-Hirschl esetshenzisiwe I-PSID idatha yokunquma ukuthi amaphesenti angu-51 abantu aba nobumpofu (njengoba kuchazwe Ubalobantu) esikhathini esithile empilweni yabo phakathi kweminyaka engama-25 no-75.
Ngakho-ke kule grafu, uyaqaphela ukuthi eminyakeni engu-25, cishe amaphesenti angu-6 abantu ahlangabezane nobumpofu (mhlawumbe ngawo lowo nyaka). Bese ukusuka lapho, inani liyakhula futhi likhule. Angeke kwehle ngokusobala ngoba awukwazi ukungabuboni ubumpofu. Ngesikhathi abantu befinyelela eminyakeni yobudala engama-75, amaphesenti angama-51 kubo asebehlangabezane nobumpofu okungenani unyaka owodwa.
Kodwa njengazo zonke izinto zomnotho, isithombe esihlanganisiwe sifihla iqiniso lokuthi ezinye izibalo zabantu (okungukuthi abesifazane nabantu bemibala) zibi kakhulu.
Ekugcineni, amaphesenti angama-98.3 abesifazane abamnyama abanemfundo engaphansi kwesikole esiphakeme baba nobumpofu esikhathini esithile ezimpilweni zabo. Kwabesifazane abamnyama abafunde esikoleni esiphakeme noma ngaphezulu, lesi sibalo sisephezulu kakhulu kumaphesenti angama-77.5, uma kuqhathaniswa namaphesenti angama-30.7 kuphela kwabesilisa abamhlophe abanemfundo yasesikoleni esiphakeme noma ngaphezulu.
Ngakho-ke noma ususa izithuthukisi ezihlukahlukene ukuthi Ijenali'I-Taranto iphikisana nayo, isithombe sisesibi kakhulu. Iningi elincane labantu lisachitha okungenani unyaka owodwa wempilo yabo yabantu abadala limpofu, futhi kwamanye amaqembu ezibalo zabantu, cishe wonke umuntu uba nobumpofu ngesinye isikhathi. Isibalo esiphezulu alikho phezulu ngamaphesenti angama-80, kodwa siyakhathaza noma kunjalo.
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