The slaves are dead, so we cannot do anything to settle things right with them. Slavery for reparations are impossible, because there are no slaves to make reparations to.
Most of the blacks growing up in the Jim Crow era are gone as well.
Younger blacks haven't experienced significant racism to warrant reparations.
But what about older blacks? There are some folks in their 50's, 60's, 70's and older who are still alive, and who experienced institutional racism. We can do something for them.
I think we should:
1) As a nation, present a formal apology (something more than what Clinton tried).
2) Provide reparations for institutional racism by way of special tax breaks to those of black ancestry, with increasing returns the older a person is (because the oldest suffered the worst).
Tax cuts, not payments. I think it would work and I think it's fair.
I also think we will have future regrets if we do not act before too much time has passed.
Thoughts?
2007-09-11
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