Posted on 05/26/2018 11:53:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Cynthia Nixon (aka Miranda from Sex and the City) caught a lot of heat for suggesting that decriminalizing weed might be a form of reparations for Black people in New York. This was probably not the best move she could have made in her gubernatorial run, but she later clarified her point. Im not going to use that word anymore, Nixon told the New York Post. We have to make sure that the communities that have been most devastated by the war on drugs are prioritized for small business loans and other kinds of support. Obviously it would in no way make up for Jim Crow or slavery or hundreds of years of that. But part of the marijuana equity movement is beginning to repair some of the devastation.
Basically, Nixons heart was in the right place but her phrasing was unfortunate. Still, the idea of reparations is intriguing. Much of the wealth and economic system in the United States was built on the backs of slaves. They were never paid for their labor, and the generations that came after them were also discouraged from building wealth. If the federal government was going to repay the descendants of slaves (not that I expect that to happen any time soon), there are few ways that it could make reparationsand these dont include pot.
Student Loan Forgiveness/Repayment
The pursuit of dreams often takes us through college or trade school. Not many people have the ability to pay for school out of pocket, so they rely on student loans to take care of tuition. Depending on how much you make once you graduate, it could take you decades to pay off your student loans. But, if the U.S. wanted to make things right with the Black community, it could forgive all student loan debt accrued by Black American Students.
If youve already paid off all your students loans (kudos to you), then the federal government can simply repay you all the money shelled out to settle that debtincluding interest.
Full Scholarships
As previously stated, getting a good education is not cheap. Millions of kids are going to underfunded schools, and they need access to facilities that are more up-to-date. To help set future generations up for success, the federal government could pay for all school tuition from pre-school up to a doctorate-level degree. This would include any tuition required for trade schools.
Clean Slate Credit
Good credit is a cost-effective way of paying the Black community back, but great credit is priceless. The federal government could give Black citizens that descended from slaves a clean slate with their credit score, setting us all at 700. This would be a fairly low-effort form of reparations that would be a huge financial benefit to the Black Community. However, I would suggest that this come along with easy access to financial planners that can help us all maintain good credit. Those of us who already have good credit would get an additional 50 point boost in their score.
Compounded Interest Savings Accounts
Instead of directly shelling out tons of money at once, the federal government could issue reparations in the form of a savings account that grows with compound interest. Recipients can contribute as much as they would like as often as they like, but each savings account should start out with $5,000 of seed money.
Familial Land/Homestead
We never did get those 40 acres and a mule that our ancestors were promised. The federal government could make good on that by giving each family some valuable real estate.
Settling All Debts
Its hard to build wealth when youre constantly paying off debts. If the federal government settled the debts of Black people that descended from slaves, that would free us all up to get in good financial standing.
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“A one way ticket...”
The Africans do not want them either. I have many Ugandan in Tanzanian friends who are completely perplexed by the Afro-American.
left wing tribalism.
Jim Crow laws didn’t apply outside the South.
How about being thankful they were born here in the USA instead of some African craphole?
As a boyhood friend once told me, “I’ve seen enough about Africa on tv to be thankful that I’m descended from people sold into slavery and transported to the US. Thank God for slavery!”
Guess they’re going to ramp up the reparations stuff now that more and more colored folks are seeing what life can be like off the democrat plantation. Shame on those who think so little of someone, that they can be enticed by throwing the hope of a couple free dollars at them.
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Yeah. How much do the descendants of black slave owners pay and is that more or less than descendants of tribal black slave owners will have to pay?
Crowdfunding money from people who don’t want to hear about reparations any longer.
Can only be used for one way tickets to the West African nation of your choice once US citizenship for the recipient and living dependents has been revoked. No one would be compelled to contribute.
'Civil War' cemetery; that's all the reparations they are entitled to.
Wakanda. Great place.
There is nowhere on Earth in 2018 where it’s better to be a black person than the United States. For any whose roots here trace back that long, the mistreatment of their ancestors paved the way for them to become the 1%ers of black people worldwide. Those are the “reparations”. If they disagree, they should move to that place instead.
>>Give them a season pass to the Obama Library if it ever opens.
“That would be retarded, sir...”
Perhaps the "reparations" should come from contributions to Rat Party Headquarters.After all,George Wallace,Ross Barnett,J William Fullbright and Sheets Byrd *were* Rats.
“We have to make sure that the communities that have been most devastated by the war on drugs...”
If the community was “devastated” it was because it was/is full of CRIMINALS.
I've traveled extensively in East Africa and southern Africa.I know for a fact that there are many,many millions of Africans who would trade places with our "oppressed" black people in a heartbeat.And once having done so they'd work damn hard to take advantage of that opportunity rather than chant "racist" and demand free stuff.
Minorities often get better deals with the banks, the redistribution plan of the NWO. Many other benefits. More stupidity from brainwashed Americans. Many are educated simpletons.
Why? Leroy caint read
I’ve already paid. Taxes for years, going to the indolent slobs who vote democrat.
Reparations have been paid, and they’ve been paid many times over. They’ve been paid in the form of Affirmative Action, minority scholarship programs, government contract set-asides for minority owned businesses, corporate grants to organizations like the Urban League and United Negro Collage Fund. There are numerous other examples.
Starting with child support? How about unpaid tickets? Fines? Restitution to crime victims? Wait, that's a form of reparations, isn't it?
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