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Why not make the reparations: Free College, More funding for schools in predominantly African American neighborhoods, to raise the quality, and guaranteed renta
by gremlinsinc 4y ago
Why not make the reparations: Free College, More funding for schools in predominantly African American neighborhoods, to raise the quality, and guaranteed rental assistance when needed. In ensures more people get the things they need, than a one time windfall, it also gives upward mobility in the long-term.
- jfengel 4y agoThat might be a more appropriate action for California, which plays only a very small part in the overall issue of slavery. It's not really appropriate for them to be discussing cash reparations, but they are responsible for organizing their state laws for the best overall welfare of all its citizens. At a national level, however, cash would be better than telling people what they need. The problem of reparations is a national issue. Slavery was nationally legal, and people all over the country benefitted from the trade. It was up to the nation to ban slavery, and it took much too long to do so. Even after it did, it allowed numerous abuses of the former slaves and their descendants. That is a debt, moral and financial, owed by the nation. And the best way to pay it is with money, and let them figure out how to spend it. We might also couple that with local measures designed to improve the welfare of all citizens -- which may include targeting people who have had long historical disadvantages that not even cash reparations can fix.