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The concept of paying Reparations out as cash settlements is riddiculous. There is no way to gauge what each person should be paid, and where are we going to get the money? Would blacks whose families came after slavery be exempt or included because they are part of a racial group and culture that has been descriminated against? Would we take the value of 40 acres and a mule from the late 1800's, add the inflationary value and give each person that amount? Or perhaps we should also include an addtional interest rate assuming their anscestors would have invested wisely. It would be an impossible and ineffiecient project.
I think that many who are pushing the Reparations Movement are doing so to reiterate the difficulties that face blacks and the ongoing limitations that society has placed upon them. The hope is that greater attention will be paid to the lack of good education, job triaining, healthcare etc... in the predominately minority inner cities.
I could be way off base here, but I can't imagine that intelligent, thoughtful individuals could see the possibility of Reparations being realistic or even a good thing for America as a whole.
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