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Activist at California slavery reparations meeting denounces proposed payment of $223,000: 'Not enough!'
Fox News ^ | 1/28/23 | Scott Whitlock

Posted on 01/28/2023 9:03:40 AM PST by Libloather

California’s reparations task force met again on Friday in San Diego with public comment from speakers who urged bold action and for the state to go forward with payments to African Americans as repayment for slavery. After comments by Dr. Shirley Weber, California Secretary of State, one speaker blasted the suggested amount of $223,000 per resident as insufficient.

Reverend Tony Pierce came to the microphone and slammed the idea of limiting the cash payouts to California residents: "There should be no residency requirements for California! We have to encourage our people to come back to California! What better way to encourage our people to come back to California if we have no requirements?"

"How will reparations be paid?" he added. "Immediately!"

After being told that his time is up, Pierce yelled at the audience, "And $200,000 is not enough! $223,000 is not enough!"

In December, one attendee at the task force meeting called for $350,000 per eligible individual.

California resident and Civil Justice Association of California member Marcus Champion called for "direct cash payments, tax-exempt status, free college education, grants for homeownership, business grants, access to low to no business funding and capital." He called for the creation of The Office of American Freedmen Affairs to handle eligibility on reparations.

Speaker Josiah Williams, a member of American Redress Coalition of the California Bay Area, called for a specific targeting of the reparations claims.

"I wanted to add that if there is anyone else who has their own claim, they can definitely write it up, get someone to champion it and I would support them in that effort," he said. "But this is for a specific group of people."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: california; gtfo; payment; reparations; slavery
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To: Libloather

The more you accept their entitlement claim, the more entitled they feel, because it is not grounded in reality.


61 posted on 01/28/2023 11:14:07 AM PST by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism.)
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To: Libloather

How about African-descendant reparations for the Jews enslaved in Egypt?


62 posted on 01/28/2023 11:16:23 AM PST by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism.)
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To: Libloather

And while the hucksters are asking for reparations, the Mexicans in California are racially cleansing entire communities of blacks.

This will end in ways that we can’t begin to imagine.


63 posted on 01/28/2023 11:40:21 AM PST by sergeantdave (AI is the next iteration of a copy and paste machine.)
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To: Libloather

I could chip in a knuckle sandwich for this guy...


64 posted on 01/28/2023 11:42:19 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Larry Lucido
$500k each would be enough.

For 2023, I mean. Next year, of course, they'd need another $500k, and probably a cost of living increase. And so on.

65 posted on 01/28/2023 11:58:23 AM PST by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: j.havenfarm
Better from their point of view to put it on the ballot, which the Legislature is empowered to do.

The Latino community would vote crap this down instantly. Then we'll see how fond the libs are of open borders. LOL!

66 posted on 01/28/2023 12:03:18 PM PST by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: Libloather
A one time payment of $250k with the following stipulations.

The migrate to one of the countries in Africa.

Renounce US citizenship and turn in their passport.

They are never ever allowed back to the US or any of its territories.

67 posted on 01/28/2023 12:18:42 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

Isn’t the fact that 13% of the population causes over 50% of the violent crime reparations enough?


68 posted on 01/28/2023 12:43:28 PM PST by bray ("The Republic of Texas" explains everything )
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To: Larry Lucido

Before long, there will be widespread instances of “street reparations” being extracted from random whites. Bank on it.


69 posted on 01/28/2023 1:00:00 PM PST by DPMD (ua)
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To: rbg81

Good post! What is the goal?


70 posted on 01/28/2023 1:28:13 PM PST by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness )
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To: hoagy62
Burn my cities?

More like their cities.

I live out in the country—far rural enough to be listed in an unincorporated county property.

Burn, baby, burn!

71 posted on 01/28/2023 1:59:55 PM PST by Alas Babylon! (Gov't declaring misinformation is tyranny: “Who determines what false information is?” )
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To: Libloather

Civil Justice Association = Extortion

Just us brothers wink it worked for us


72 posted on 01/28/2023 2:47:10 PM PST by Vaduz (LAWYERS )
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To: Libloather

Will the descendants of those 700,000 who spilled their blood and guts on battle fields all across the lands East of the High Sierras, to settle the slavery question, get anything for their sacrifice?

How about those who gave up arms, legs, eyes for the cause?


73 posted on 01/28/2023 3:00:00 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.”)
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To: Libloather

If slavery in the past is why inner city blacks is to blame for their economic situation, why are Caribbean blacks in the US not similarly poor? Why do they choose to not live among inner city blacks?


74 posted on 01/28/2023 3:06:43 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Blacks have placed stronger chains on themselves than the slave masters of old ever forged.)
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To: griswold3

Good post! What is the goal?


Simply to get power and rule. That is about it.


75 posted on 01/28/2023 4:02:28 PM PST by rbg81
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

california never allowed slaves, but Democrats should pay the damages.


76 posted on 01/29/2023 11:28:50 AM PST by bdfromlv (Leavenworth hard time)
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To: Libloather
"In December, one attendee at the task force meeting called for $350,000 per eligible individual.

Seems like that amount should be subject to a capital gains tax.
77 posted on 01/30/2023 3:10:10 AM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: bdfromlv

I was wondering that, too. When you think of ‘Slavery’ it was usually an East Coast-import thing. That’s why the eastern/coastal states were so adamant to keep slavery while our Constitution was being written.

Well, there’s no cure for Stupid. *SHRUG*


78 posted on 01/30/2023 6:33:24 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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