Posted on 09/10/2023 2:51:40 PM PDT by KingofZion
California voters oppose the idea of the state offering cash payments to the descendants of enslaved African Americans by a 2-to-1 margin, according to the results of a new poll that foreshadows the political difficulty ahead next year when state lawmakers begin to consider reparations for slavery.
The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll, co-sponsored by The Times, found that 59% of voters oppose cash payments compared with 28% who support the idea. The lack of support for cash reparations was resounding, with more than 4 in 10 voters “strongly” opposed.
“It has a steep uphill climb, at least from the public’s point of view,” said Mark DiCamillo, director of the IGS poll.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers created California’s Reparations Task Force in 2020 with the goal of establishing a path to reparations that could serve as a model for the nation. After two years of deliberations, the task force sent a final report and recommendations this summer to the state Capitol, where Newsom and the Democratic-led Legislature will ultimately decide how the state should atone for slavery.
The conclusion of the task force’s work places political pressure on Democrats to deliver on a process they started, but the unpopularity of cash payments suggests they’ll face strong political head winds.
State Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), who served on the task force, said he wasn’t surprised by the poll results.
“It speaks to the miseducation of most Americans when it comes to slavery and the impact that it had on this country and the impact that it still has on African Americans today,” Bradford said.
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only 51% of blacks support cash payments. I guess the 49% are “uneducated” about their own entitlement!
Too bad voters don’t matter.
Silly voters. They actually think they have a choice.
Too late. The privileged class is already expecting millions each and they will destroy you if you don’t pay up.
I've worked for everything I have. And my children did the same.
California wasn’t even a slave state.
So we are miseducated. If only we were better educated, then we would all understand paying reparations for slavery.
Interesting conclusion.
It is now.
Maybe California voters were accidentally exposed to the views of Dr. Thomas Sowell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS5WYp5xmvI
cash reparations.
“Too bad voters don’t matter.”
Exactly !
When a far left pollster (Berkeley) can’t rig a poll supporting reparations in a far left-state like CA, you know it’s DOA.
They would be more approving if someone else were required to pay!!!!
are wealthy blacks exempt from paying in??
The only polls that matter are those cast on election day. California voters voted for reparations. Sorry.
“It speaks to the miseducation of most Americans when it comes to slavery and the impact that it had on this country and the impact that it still has on African Americans today.”
It means even in California race hustling has its limits, and I’m guessing the large Hispanic and Asian populations out there aren’t exactly happy to pay reparations to a group that harasses them more than anyone else.
Well, that good. I guess there are a few reasonable people in California.
However, does it matter what the people want in California?
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