Racism and Welfare

Do Americans hate welfare because they think all the money goes to minorities?

Numerous studies show the more diverse the population the less civic involvement and support. "In more diverse communities, people participate less as measured by how they allocate their time, their money, their voting, and their willingness to take risks to help others."

I don't really find this very hard to believe at all. It's certainly not the entire explanation for varying attitudes toward welfare between America and Europe, but I imagine it accounts for some of it. - Kevin Drum's new Political Animal blog.