We’ve been hearing a lot of chatter about reparation recently, but none of it from the Biden White House. San Francisco’s reparations task force suggested $5 million for every black resident of the city, along with “the elimination of personal debt and tax burdens, guaranteed annual incomes of at least $97,000 for 250 years, and homes in San Francisco for just $1 a family.” Not only do you get $5 million in cash, but your credit card debt is eliminated.
The State of California has set the price tag a little higher, at $200 million for every black person.
Rep. Cori Bush is talking about reparations Wednesday, and she feels it will take $14 trillion to cover the entire country.
Slavery.
Black codes.
Jim Crow.
Redlining.
Mass incarceration.Every step of the way, Black Americans have been intentionally pushed back economically. A debt is owed.
It’s time to pay that debt. It’s time for reparations.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) May 17, 2023
The Daily Mail reports:
The resolution states that the U.S. has a ‘legal and moral’ obligation to provide reparations for the enslavement of black people and calls for $14 trillion to be paid – ‘at least the amount of the black white wealth gap,’ Bush told DailyMail.com during a press conference.
The entire U.S. GDP was $25 trillion in 2022. The U.S. is already $31.4 trillion in debt and lawmakers are currently engaged in tedious negotiations over where to cut the budget so they can raise the debt limit.
The $14 trillion figure is in line with the findings of Duke University professor and economist William ‘Sandy’ Darity, who estimates the wealth gap is in excess of $300,000 per person and there are roughly 40 million black people whose ancestors were enslaved in the U.S.
Asked about the funding source of such a program, Bush suggested the nation reduce its spending abroad and on defense.
How much does Bush think the Pentagon spends every year?
No.
— Robert (@RobertNorCal) May 17, 2023
Yet here you are a black female sitting in Congress. One of the most powerful positions in our country, yet you want reparations. You sound very oppressed.
— John Mattingly (@SgtMattingly) May 17, 2023
US Govt has already spent trillions on policies designed to fight the consequences of systemic racism. These massive expenditures have done little to eliminate poverty, reduce homelessness, keep families together, or improve education in our cities. #noreparations #Reparations
— Ian Linker (@IanLinkerNJ) May 17, 2023
I agree. Run on this.
— Calico Jim (@calico_jim) May 17, 2023
Nope. Maybe you should go listen to a little Thomas Sowell and educate yourself.
— Jeremiah102 (@Jeremiah1025) May 17, 2023
She literally just voted against honoring fallen officers. She should be run out of office and sued for her part in the BLM's riots. How anyone voted for her is unreal. She and Jones both need to go right behind Gardner.
— LeeA (@Leealles1966) May 17, 2023
And you think this guy is gonna do it? pic.twitter.com/Ws9WuKAGlz
— Ronald Driver (@RonaldDriver73) May 17, 2023
Division is all you have. Actually solving problems would put you out of a job.
— Bat Rock (@BatRock8) May 17, 2023
360,000 American soldiers died for the freedom, that's a pretty big debt paid. Are you planning on paying all those family members also?
— Victor (@victorwmartin) May 17, 2023
— FlyOnTheWall (@FlyOnWall2020) May 17, 2023
Reparations are already being paid.
— 🤔 (@CalledTrashBoy) May 17, 2023
Theater. Do you do any real work of a Congresswoman?
— Raising Civic Literacy From the Dead (@raisingcivlit) May 17, 2023
It’s at least interesting the “studies” they use to come up with these numbers. If you’re black and live in San Francisco, you’ll get federal reparations, $200 million from the state, and $5 million from the city plus a $1 house and a guaranteed income.
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Related:
San Francisco reparations panel suggests one-time payment of $5 million to each black resident https://t.co/wmk3KlShp3
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 17, 2023
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