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I think Reparations has the potential destroy the republican party and conservatives if the liberals are allowed free reign in defining the issue, framing the debate and controlling the media. Reparations for slavery are so loony and baseless and legally indefensible that the "appropriate reaction" (to dismiss as loony) seems to be the only response we conservatives have to offer.

But, this subject is NOT going to just go away. The liberals have launched a campaign to push Reparations and in so doing will lock the conservatives/republicans into the "racist" camp if all we do is fight them.

I propose that we at least consider the case. Work to define the argument and frame the debate so IF this subject gains traction with the citizens as a worthy cause, at least we will not be crushed. But, more likely, the liberals will be crushed in the end.

Frankly, I strongly believe that if Reparations were paid, there is a real possibility that it would destroy the genuinely racist liberal coalition and eventually the black voting block that exists today.

Consider the effects if Reparations (CASH)were paid to JUST slave descendants. Assume 1/2 the black population qualified. That means 1/2 the black population would get zero. IF the money were paid directly to the descendants instead of to an "entity" (let the recipients vote whether they want to receive it or have it go to an entity) it would soon find its way back into the marketplace and boost the economy.

Do the math, I assume a onetime $10,000 payment to each qualified individual. $10,000 was the insurance payoff when a soldier died when I served, good enough for our troops, good enough for our reparations. IF 7 million recipients were qualified, that is about 70 Billion dollars. There are about 120 million taxpayers (individuals) and that works out to about $630 per taxpayer (exempting the recipients)

The Government could even sell "Reparations Bonds" to finance this little boondoggle, the actual cost could easily be absorbed.

Once paid, it would forever remove the race issue from the liberal/democrats arsenal. Once paid, it would create a real market dynamic within the black community and possibly reduce or even destroy the control of the existing liberal black leadership. The human dynamics would almost guarantee a split would develop in the black community which might cause some of them to actually start to question the bs they are fed by the liberals.

I would gladly pay $70 billion to see the liberals/democrats lose their soapbox. I think it a small price to pay for the possibilities.

Course, I could be wrong.