Honest: racism. Social services would benefit black people. Since 60s "integration" half the country has convinced themselves that cementing pools, literally, is better than letting black people integrate.
It comes in lots of flavors but it all is a facade against allowing black people benefits.
That's certainly honest, but isn't remotely accurate. I know plenty of people who are opposed to social services through the government (note the qualifier there), but are perfectly happy to have black people in their lives and communities. They simply believe that social services are best provided by private charity, not the government.
Why is america so much against public services in general?
It comes in lots of flavors but it all is a facade against allowing black people benefits.
Completely true. Absolutely hidden behind bullshit "welfare queens" and the rest.
Anyone who denies this history just likes the privelege that "business" interests generates.