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How to pay reparations in a way that makes sense.
I’ve seen a lot of comments about reparations. Even Castro made it a part of his run for the presidency and his campaign.
You can’t just throw out money like candy corn. Because like candy corn it’ll be spent on just about anything. Even gambled away or thrown away.
People don’t respect money they were given as much as they respect money that they earned.
The truth is that reparations should be used to bring up black schools to standard, support black education, support training for a new jobs, healthcare, and so on.
But it shouldn’t stop there. Instead of giving trillions a way to billionaires who need educated workers, use the money to educate the workers. To me that seems like such a “duh”.
If Republicans can give trillions of dollars away to billionaires under bush and under Trump, then how do they have the nerve to say that we don’t have the money for healthcare and education and infrastructure?
The billionaires are still billionaires. Even without the tax giveaway they are still billionaires.
If you have $5 billion, what’s another billion dollars? How will another billion dollars affect your life if you already have five?
And it’s the workers under him that made the billionaire a billionaire. He didn’t do it alone. He had people who work for him. There’s nobody in the world that has made $1 billion completely on their own without employees.
So if anybody’s going to give money away, instead of giving money away, make it so people can improve their lives. Because just giving money away is not going to improve anybody’s life.
I have an even easier solution that makes even more sense: We don’t pay any reparations.
How to pay reparations in a way that makes sense.
I’ve seen a lot of comments about reparations. Even Castro made it a part of his run for the presidency and his campaign.
You can’t just throw out money like candy corn. Because like candy corn it’ll be spent on just about anything. Even gambled away or thrown away.
People don’t respect money they were given as much as they respect money that they earned.
The truth is that reparations should be used to bring up black schools to standard, support black education, support training for a new jobs, healthcare, and so on.
But it shouldn’t stop there. Instead of giving trillions a way to billionaires who need educated workers, use the money to educate the workers. To me that seems like such a “duh”.
If Republicans can give trillions of dollars away to billionaires under bush and under Trump, then how do they have the nerve to say that we don’t have the money for healthcare and education and infrastructure?
The billionaires are still billionaires. Even without the tax giveaway they are still billionaires.
If you have $5 billion, what’s another billion dollars? How will another billion dollars affect your life if you already have five?
And it’s the workers under him that made the billionaire a billionaire. He didn’t do it alone. He had people who work for him. There’s nobody in the world that has made $1 billion completely on their own without employees.
So if anybody’s going to give money away, instead of giving money away, make it so people can improve their lives. Because just giving money away is not going to improve anybody’s life.
How to pay reparations in a way that makes sense.
I’ve seen a lot of comments about reparations. Even Castro made it a part of his run for the presidency and his campaign.
You can’t just throw out money like candy corn. Because like candy corn it’ll be spent on just about anything. Even gambled away or thrown away.
People don’t respect money they were given as much as they respect money that they earned.
The truth is that reparations should be used to bring up black schools to standard, support black education, support training for a new jobs, healthcare, and so on.
But it shouldn’t stop there. Instead of giving trillions a way to billionaires who need educated workers, use the money to educate the workers. To me that seems like such a “duh”.
If Republicans can give trillions of dollars away to billionaires under bush and under Trump, then how do they have the nerve to say that we don’t have the money for healthcare and education and infrastructure?
The billionaires are still billionaires. Even without the tax giveaway they are still billionaires.
If you have $5 billion, what’s another billion dollars? How will another billion dollars affect your life if you already have five?
And it’s the workers under him that made the billionaire a billionaire. He didn’t do it alone. He had people who work for him. There’s nobody in the world that has made $1 billion completely on their own without employees.
So if anybody’s going to give money away, instead of giving money away, make it so people can improve their lives. Because just giving money away is not going to improve anybody’s life.
How much of your own wealth have you given away to the benefit of brown people, troll king?
How to pay reparations in a way that makes sense.
I’ve seen a lot of comments about reparations. Even Castro made it a part of his run for the presidency and his campaign.
You can’t just throw out money like candy corn. Because like candy corn it’ll be spent on just about anything. Even gambled away or thrown away.
People don’t respect money they were given as much as they respect money that they earned.
The truth is that reparations should be used to bring up black schools to standard, support black education, support training for a new jobs, healthcare, and so on.
But it shouldn’t stop there. Instead of giving trillions a way to billionaires who need educated workers, use the money to educate the workers. To me that seems like such a “duh”.
If Republicans can give trillions of dollars away to billionaires under bush and under Trump, then how do they have the nerve to say that we don’t have the money for healthcare and education and infrastructure?
The billionaires are still billionaires. Even without the tax giveaway they are still billionaires.
If you have $5 billion, what’s another billion dollars? How will another billion dollars affect your life if you already have five?
And it’s the workers under him that made the billionaire a billionaire. He didn’t do it alone. He had people who work for him. There’s nobody in the world that has made $1 billion completely on their own without employees.
So if anybody’s going to give money away, instead of giving money away, make it so people can improve their lives. Because just giving money away is not going to improve anybody’s life.
Or we could pay down the debt, improve the economy so those less fortunate than you can live a better life. Interesting that you don’t trust them enough just to hand out money to those you want to give reparations to. Why not? You get to spend what you earn the way you like to, why not others? What is up with your double standard?
How to pay reparations in a way that makes sense.
I’ve seen a lot of comments about reparations. Even Castro made it a part of his run for the presidency and his campaign.
You can’t just throw out money like candy corn. Because like candy corn it’ll be spent on just about anything. Even gambled away or thrown away.
People don’t respect money they were given as much as they respect money that they earned.
The truth is that reparations should be used to bring up black schools to standard, support black education, support training for a new jobs, healthcare, and so on.
But it shouldn’t stop there. Instead of giving trillions a way to billionaires who need educated workers, use the money to educate the workers. To me that seems like such a “duh”.
If Republicans can give trillions of dollars away to billionaires under bush and under Trump, then how do they have the nerve to say that we don’t have the money for healthcare and education and infrastructure?
The billionaires are still billionaires. Even without the tax giveaway they are still billionaires.
If you have $5 billion, what’s another billion dollars? How will another billion dollars affect your life if you already have five?
And it’s the workers under him that made the billionaire a billionaire. He didn’t do it alone. He had people who work for him. There’s nobody in the world that has made $1 billion completely on their own without employees.
So if anybody’s going to give money away, instead of giving money away, make it so people can improve their lives. Because just giving money away is not going to improve anybody’s life.
Or we could pay down the debt, improve the economy so those less fortunate than you can live a better life. Interesting that you don’t trust them enough just to hand out money to those you want to give reparations to. Why not? You get to spend what you earn the way you like to, why not others? What is up with your double standard?
BS excuses.
Thanks for sharing... I don’t disagree. I also don’t think money should just be thrown anywhere, especially tax payer money. There should be a smart plan put together by smart people. I’m a small business owner and have been a part of starting about a dozen businesses. Money should be invested in the smartest way possible and that’s an area that government needs serious improvement with. Cutting them off doesn’t fix the problem. Demanding better leaders and engaging with the community, local businesses and the brightest around to formulate a plan is the best course of action IMO. But nothing gets done without money, that’s a fact. It’s also a fact that many schools in poor urban areas are grossly underfundedThere is nothing touchy feely about supporting our schools and the education of our next generation. You can talk about poor parenting or problems in the black community all you want but that is changing the subject from supporting schools. You don’t seem able to stay on that subject because your arguments are weak which is why I assume you keep kicking the can to something elseOk then just admit that you don’t support investing in our schools and education because you don’t think it makes a difference. Don’t argue against funding and then say you aren’t against it.What are “federal black people bucks”? Is that a real thing or are you just making that up. We are talking about investing in impoverished schools.
You say you never said you’re against investing in these schools yet you keep stating arguments opposing it. Kids don’t pay attention, bad parenting, new chairs and AV equipment won’t help, teachers don’t need more money... these are your responses to the proposition of funding impoverished schools. Are you still going to say that your not against it?
Do black parents have any influence over their children's behavior or no? I don't care how well funded a school district is, it's not going to do any good if the kids feel disdain towards learning.
Of course parenting makes a difference... but the resources and quality of education a school provides makes a huge difference as well. It is key to the development of our future generations in my opinion. It’s what can provide a balance to poor parenting and the economic hardships that many children face. But to each their own, think whatever you want, but you should work on better arguements
Your "argument" is a bunch of stock standard touchy feely nonsense that avoids the root of the problem because honest criticism of black society is off-limits.
No, I dont think it is kicking the can down the road either. I think we can all agree that African american kids need help.... and so do poor white kids but thats another subject... Anyway, we can all agree that slavery set African Americans as a 'group' backwards , and further discrimination also has set them backwards as compared to many other people in the US if we choose to use group identity. If reparations meant that every black kid in the US could go to college, get a great education, get a great job or start businesses, I would be all for that. If we are talking about reparations, and trying to right a historical wrong.
However the reality is you just cant throw money at something or it is completely wasted. Teachers need to be empowered to have disciplinary power over many of these kids.. (and this is not just black kids I'm talking about)
Our public school system is a joke... the kids have more power than the beaten down teachers do in many cases.
I have an African friend who told me of this teacher who came from Kenya and tried to teach at one of the Berkeley High schools here in California. She said the guy only lasted 2 weeks before he quit... because of the mostly African American students there. The girls wouldn't look up from polishing their nails or texting on their phones and the boys would continuously disrespect him outwardly in class. I guess you could call it culture shock, because in Africa most schools vastly out perform our sad sack public school system when it comes to discipline and respect.
This by the way has been caused by Liberal leadership, but enough about that.... what can be done to correct the problem before we start throwing vast amounts of money at something like this?
Thanks for sharing... I don’t disagree. I also don’t think money should just be thrown anywhere, especially tax payer money. There should be a smart plan put together by smart people. I’m a small business owner and have been a part of starting about a dozen businesses. Money should be invested in the smartest way possible and that’s an area that government needs serious improvement with. Cutting them off doesn’t fix the problem. Demanding better leaders and engaging with the community, local businesses and the brightest around to formulate a plan is the best course of action IMO. But nothing gets done without money, that’s a fact. It’s also a fact that many schools in poor urban areas are grossly underfundedThere is nothing touchy feely about supporting our schools and the education of our next generation. You can talk about poor parenting or problems in the black community all you want but that is changing the subject from supporting schools. You don’t seem able to stay on that subject because your arguments are weak which is why I assume you keep kicking the can to something elseOk then just admit that you don’t support investing in our schools and education because you don’t think it makes a difference. Don’t argue against funding and then say you aren’t against it.Do black parents have any influence over their children's behavior or no? I don't care how well funded a school district is, it's not going to do any good if the kids feel disdain towards learning.
Of course parenting makes a difference... but the resources and quality of education a school provides makes a huge difference as well. It is key to the development of our future generations in my opinion. It’s what can provide a balance to poor parenting and the economic hardships that many children face. But to each their own, think whatever you want, but you should work on better arguements
Your "argument" is a bunch of stock standard touchy feely nonsense that avoids the root of the problem because honest criticism of black society is off-limits.
No, I dont think it is kicking the can down the road either. I think we can all agree that African american kids need help.... and so do poor white kids but thats another subject... Anyway, we can all agree that slavery set African Americans as a 'group' backwards , and further discrimination also has set them backwards as compared to many other people in the US if we choose to use group identity. If reparations meant that every black kid in the US could go to college, get a great education, get a great job or start businesses, I would be all for that. If we are talking about reparations, and trying to right a historical wrong.
However the reality is you just cant throw money at something or it is completely wasted. Teachers need to be empowered to have disciplinary power over many of these kids.. (and this is not just black kids I'm talking about)
Our public school system is a joke... the kids have more power than the beaten down teachers do in many cases.
I have an African friend who told me of this teacher who came from Kenya and tried to teach at one of the Berkeley High schools here in California. She said the guy only lasted 2 weeks before he quit... because of the mostly African American students there. The girls wouldn't look up from polishing their nails or texting on their phones and the boys would continuously disrespect him outwardly in class. I guess you could call it culture shock, because in Africa most schools vastly out perform our sad sack public school system when it comes to discipline and respect.
This by the way has been caused by Liberal leadership, but enough about that.... what can be done to correct the problem before we start throwing vast amounts of money at something like this?
Thanks for sharing... I don’t disagree. I also don’t think money should just be thrown anywhere, especially tax payer money. There should be a smart plan put together by smart people. I’m a small business owner and have been a part of starting about a dozen businesses. Money should be invested in the smartest way possible and that’s an area that government needs serious improvement with. Cutting them off doesn’t fix the problem. Demanding better leaders and engaging with the community, local businesses and the brightest around to formulate a plan is the best course of action IMO. But nothing gets done without money, that’s a fact. It’s also a fact that many schools in poor urban areas are grossly underfundedThere is nothing touchy feely about supporting our schools and the education of our next generation. You can talk about poor parenting or problems in the black community all you want but that is changing the subject from supporting schools. You don’t seem able to stay on that subject because your arguments are weak which is why I assume you keep kicking the can to something elseOk then just admit that you don’t support investing in our schools and education because you don’t think it makes a difference. Don’t argue against funding and then say you aren’t against it.
Of course parenting makes a difference... but the resources and quality of education a school provides makes a huge difference as well. It is key to the development of our future generations in my opinion. It’s what can provide a balance to poor parenting and the economic hardships that many children face. But to each their own, think whatever you want, but you should work on better arguements
Your "argument" is a bunch of stock standard touchy feely nonsense that avoids the root of the problem because honest criticism of black society is off-limits.
No, I dont think it is kicking the can down the road either. I think we can all agree that African american kids need help.... and so do poor white kids but thats another subject... Anyway, we can all agree that slavery set African Americans as a 'group' backwards , and further discrimination also has set them backwards as compared to many other people in the US if we choose to use group identity. If reparations meant that every black kid in the US could go to college, get a great education, get a great job or start businesses, I would be all for that. If we are talking about reparations, and trying to right a historical wrong.
However the reality is you just cant throw money at something or it is completely wasted. Teachers need to be empowered to have disciplinary power over many of these kids.. (and this is not just black kids I'm talking about)
Our public school system is a joke... the kids have more power than the beaten down teachers do in many cases.
I have an African friend who told me of this teacher who came from Kenya and tried to teach at one of the Berkeley High schools here in California. She said the guy only lasted 2 weeks before he quit... because of the mostly African American students there. The girls wouldn't look up from polishing their nails or texting on their phones and the boys would continuously disrespect him outwardly in class. I guess you could call it culture shock, because in Africa most schools vastly out perform our sad sack public school system when it comes to discipline and respect.
This by the way has been caused by Liberal leadership, but enough about that.... what can be done to correct the problem before we start throwing vast amounts of money at something like this?
You guys pay reparations on an annual basis to native Americans. And your kids, grandkids and great great grandkids will pay them. Group identity has worked really well for whites.
That’s a good point and something I don’t know much about. What are the details with reparations for Native Americans?Thanks for sharing... I don’t disagree. I also don’t think money should just be thrown anywhere, especially tax payer money. There should be a smart plan put together by smart people. I’m a small business owner and have been a part of starting about a dozen businesses. Money should be invested in the smartest way possible and that’s an area that government needs serious improvement with. Cutting them off doesn’t fix the problem. Demanding better leaders and engaging with the community, local businesses and the brightest around to formulate a plan is the best course of action IMO. But nothing gets done without money, that’s a fact. It’s also a fact that many schools in poor urban areas are grossly underfundedThere is nothing touchy feely about supporting our schools and the education of our next generation. You can talk about poor parenting or problems in the black community all you want but that is changing the subject from supporting schools. You don’t seem able to stay on that subject because your arguments are weak which is why I assume you keep kicking the can to something elseOk then just admit that you don’t support investing in our schools and education because you don’t think it makes a difference. Don’t argue against funding and then say you aren’t against it.
Of course parenting makes a difference... but the resources and quality of education a school provides makes a huge difference as well. It is key to the development of our future generations in my opinion. It’s what can provide a balance to poor parenting and the economic hardships that many children face. But to each their own, think whatever you want, but you should work on better arguements
Your "argument" is a bunch of stock standard touchy feely nonsense that avoids the root of the problem because honest criticism of black society is off-limits.
No, I dont think it is kicking the can down the road either. I think we can all agree that African american kids need help.... and so do poor white kids but thats another subject... Anyway, we can all agree that slavery set African Americans as a 'group' backwards , and further discrimination also has set them backwards as compared to many other people in the US if we choose to use group identity. If reparations meant that every black kid in the US could go to college, get a great education, get a great job or start businesses, I would be all for that. If we are talking about reparations, and trying to right a historical wrong.
However the reality is you just cant throw money at something or it is completely wasted. Teachers need to be empowered to have disciplinary power over many of these kids.. (and this is not just black kids I'm talking about)
Our public school system is a joke... the kids have more power than the beaten down teachers do in many cases.
I have an African friend who told me of this teacher who came from Kenya and tried to teach at one of the Berkeley High schools here in California. She said the guy only lasted 2 weeks before he quit... because of the mostly African American students there. The girls wouldn't look up from polishing their nails or texting on their phones and the boys would continuously disrespect him outwardly in class. I guess you could call it culture shock, because in Africa most schools vastly out perform our sad sack public school system when it comes to discipline and respect.
This by the way has been caused by Liberal leadership, but enough about that.... what can be done to correct the problem before we start throwing vast amounts of money at something like this?
You guys pay reparations on an annual basis to native Americans. And your kids, grandkids and great great grandkids will pay them. Group identity has worked really well for whites.
Why are you all for putting black people omThanks for sharing... I don’t disagree. I also don’t think money should just be thrown anywhere, especially tax payer money. There should be a smart plan put together by smart people. I’m a small business owner and have been a part of starting about a dozen businesses. Money should be invested in the smartest way possible and that’s an area that government needs serious improvement with. Cutting them off doesn’t fix the problem. Demanding better leaders and engaging with the community, local businesses and the brightest around to formulate a plan is the best course of action IMO. But nothing gets done without money, that’s a fact. It’s also a fact that many schools in poor urban areas are grossly underfundedThere is nothing touchy feely about supporting our schools and the education of our next generation. You can talk about poor parenting or problems in the black community all you want but that is changing the subject from supporting schools. You don’t seem able to stay on that subject because your arguments are weak which is why I assume you keep kicking the can to something elseYour "argument" is a bunch of stock standard touchy feely nonsense that avoids the root of the problem because honest criticism of black society is off-limits.
No, I dont think it is kicking the can down the road either. I think we can all agree that African american kids need help.... and so do poor white kids but thats another subject... Anyway, we can all agree that slavery set African Americans as a 'group' backwards , and further discrimination also has set them backwards as compared to many other people in the US if we choose to use group identity. If reparations meant that every black kid in the US could go to college, get a great education, get a great job or start businesses, I would be all for that. If we are talking about reparations, and trying to right a historical wrong.
However the reality is you just cant throw money at something or it is completely wasted. Teachers need to be empowered to have disciplinary power over many of these kids.. (and this is not just black kids I'm talking about)
Our public school system is a joke... the kids have more power than the beaten down teachers do in many cases.
I have an African friend who told me of this teacher who came from Kenya and tried to teach at one of the Berkeley High schools here in California. She said the guy only lasted 2 weeks before he quit... because of the mostly African American students there. The girls wouldn't look up from polishing their nails or texting on their phones and the boys would continuously disrespect him outwardly in class. I guess you could call it culture shock, because in Africa most schools vastly out perform our sad sack public school system when it comes to discipline and respect.
This by the way has been caused by Liberal leadership, but enough about that.... what can be done to correct the problem before we start throwing vast amounts of money at something like this?
You guys pay reparations on an annual basis to native Americans. And your kids, grandkids and great great grandkids will pay them. Group identity has worked really well for whites.
I'm all for putting black people on reservations, sounds excellent.
Well my family didny own slaves you play my share of tax. PinheadI have an even easier solution that makes even more sense: We don’t pay any reparations.
Try posting when you're sober.Well my family didny own slaves you play my share of tax. PinheadI have an even easier solution that makes even more sense: We don’t pay any reparations.
Don’t be so small minded as to think that reparations only means giving cash to blacks because of slavery. The conversation is much larger than that. Educate yourself. Try more listening and less talking. Do betterReparations for blacks... ummm...
I tell ya what... I'll PERSONALLY pay reparations to ANY BLACK PERSON that was a SLAVE, or IS a slave.
In fact, I'll give them everything I own.
But I digress... because THERE ARE NO SLAVES, and NO BLACK ALIVE TODAY DESERVES MONEY... well MORE money... for NOTHING.
Before wasting any money on impoverished schools the families, churches, and non-racepimp prominent blacks have to instill in their youth the importance of education in their lives. Working hard to achieve good grades isn’t acting white. It’s acting right. Doing what’s right for their own futures. Short of such a cultural paradigm shift, throwing even more money at schools would be a waste of dollars spent better elsewhere.improving impoverished schools will help everyone in the Nation, in the long run...
Agree....Before wasting any money on impoverished schools the families, churches, and non-racepimp prominent blacks have to instill in their youth the importance of education in their lives. Working hard to achieve good grades isn’t acting white. It’s acting right. Doing what’s right for their own futures. Short of such a cultural paradigm shift, throwing even more money at schools would be a waste of dollars spent better elsewhere.improving impoverished schools will help everyone in the Nation, in the long run...
Ok, so according to your plan, cut all efforts to give additional help to impoverished schools until you see a cultural paradigm shift in the black community? That’s your genius plan? And how exactly do you plan on measuring and tracking this shift? At what point does it meet your standards to allow for funding and support from our government?Before wasting any money on impoverished schools the families, churches, and non-racepimp prominent blacks have to instill in their youth the importance of education in their lives. Working hard to achieve good grades isn’t acting white. It’s acting right. Doing what’s right for their own futures. Short of such a cultural paradigm shift, throwing even more money at schools would be a waste of dollars spent better elsewhere.improving impoverished schools will help everyone in the Nation, in the long run...
