Zone1 Ex-MSNBC host, podcasters agree Black people shouldn't have to pay taxes: 'We have never had any reparations'

[marvin martian]

MSN

Former MSNBC host Tiffany Cross, political advocate Angela Rye and former Democrat politician Andrew Gillum entertained the idea that Black people should be exempt from taxes as reparations on the "Native Land Podcast" Monday.

The three discussed actor Terrence Howard reportedly claiming it is "immoral for the United States government to charge taxes to the descendants of slaves" while being ordered to pay $903,115 in back taxes, penalties and interest.


While they recognized the unrealistic possibility of such a policy, Cross claimed that "this brother was making a legitimate point."

She said, "We have never been paid. We have never had any reparations. We’ve never seen the benefits."


"I don't know how we would make this happen, but I would be completely down for some sort of policy that says, 'Yes, you are exempt from paying taxes,'" Cross said.

Cross also remarked that "when you consider the wealth that Black people created for this country," they are owed some compensation for making the U.S. a "superpower."

"If you're in this tax bracket, if you are a descendant of the enslaved, then we will decrease your tax bracket," Cross suggested.

I really can't see how this would advance ethnic-based relations.

It would seem to me that everyone should be taxed the same or not at all.

That's why I have always supported some version of a flat/fair use tax with no cut-outs.

Andrew Gillum??? That's hilarious. We all know what he wants to do with the extra cash...

 

[Libby von H]

MSN

Former MSNBC host Tiffany Cross, political advocate Angela Rye and former Democrat politician Andrew Gillum entertained the idea that Black people should be exempt from taxes as reparations on the "Native Land Podcast" Monday.

The three discussed actor Terrence Howard reportedly claiming it is "immoral for the United States government to charge taxes to the descendants of slaves" while being ordered to pay $903,115 in back taxes, penalties and interest.


While they recognized the unrealistic possibility of such a policy, Cross claimed that "this brother was making a legitimate point."

She said, "We have never been paid. We have never had any reparations. We’ve never seen the benefits."


"I don't know how we would make this happen, but I would be completely down for some sort of policy that says, 'Yes, you are exempt from paying taxes,'" Cross said.

Cross also remarked that "when you consider the wealth that Black people created for this country," they are owed some compensation for making the U.S. a "superpower."

"If you're in this tax bracket, if you are a descendant of the enslaved, then we will decrease your tax bracket," Cross suggested.

I really can't see how this would advance ethnic-based relations.

It would seem to me that everyone should be taxed the same or not at all.

That's why I have always supported some version of a flat/fair use tax with no cut-outs.

So, more racism to combat racism

I see 4 whte things that will immediately happen
1)Bureau to see if you are Black and how Black are you
2)Bureua to work out the legal separation of monies for Blacks who have married whites !!!
". This translates into 11 million people who were intermarried."
3)Bureau to make sure blacks who owned slaves get nothing
4)Bureau To see who was unjustly treated as Black even though they were white Like Plessy in Plessy V Ferguson
Remember the legal rule (another Bureau) if even one of your 8 great grandparents was Black you were too

 

[Batcat]

Good for them. They deserve a break for once.

My ancestors lived in New York State and Pennsylvania. None owned slaves. Some may have fought in the Civil War to free slaves. Some may have died or been crippled in the conflict.

Why should I have to pay reparations to blacks whose ancestors were slaves?