I believe that is referred to as:
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Posted on 08/17/2004 5:58:48 AM PDT by Aquinasfan
One day after their first meeting, U.S. Senate hopefuls Barack Obama and Alan Keyes were back on the campaign trail again Monday.
Speaking at a news conference at the Hotel InterContinental in Chicago, Republican Keyes added to his now familiar talking points his stance on slavery reparations.
Prompted by a reporter's question, Keyes gave a brief tutorial on Roman history and said that in regard to reparations for slavery, the U.S. should do what the Romans did: "When a city had been devastated [in the Roman empire], for a certain length of time--a generation or two--they exempted the damaged city from taxation."
Keyes proposed that for a generation or two, African-Americans of slave heritage should be exempted from federal taxes--federal because slavery "was an egregious failure on the part of the federal establishment." In calling for the tax relief, Keyes appeared to be reaching out to capture the black vote, something that may prove difficult to do, particularly after his unwelcome reception at the Bud Billiken Day Parade Saturday...
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P.S. Is there any other kind?
Amazing how many republicans think principles should only apply to democrats...
That's true. And the alternative is never compensating slaves and their descendants.
A balance can be struck. And Keyes' proposal seems reasonable to me.
Seems this is an ongoing issue.
Right!
Michael Jordon and LeBron James need a tax exemption and I suppose that I need to pay their taxes for them.
Ambassador Keyes needs to get the Slave-Holders or Slave-Owners to pay the Taxes for them if he wants to, not just those people who happen to be a different color from the typical slaves.
Most of the people who live in the USA, regardless of the color of their skin, were immigrants and not rich when they got here. They probably worked in underpaid, Slave Scale wage Jobs until they could get on their feet.
We are virtually All Immigrants, except for the Native Americans who are running the Casino Monopoly. The vast majority of us Immigrants were not slave holders and we resent the idea that we should be paying excess taxes to pay for someone else's sins.
RamS
Ah, but from what I am seeing it wasn't any person who could, but African-Americans who could prove it... Subtle, but distinct difference... It's called "Pandering".
Good point. But then we're back to the Jews and the Germans again. I don't think the idea is invalid in principle.
And even we were immigrants thousands of years ago, AND in the 1500s and 1600s American Indians were also kidnapped and enslaved as well... Just an FYI.
No.
Plus, that "compensation" should not only be awarded to those suffering the injustice but to all their heirs, and their heirs heirs, for hundreds of years?
No.
Do I think that it's wrong in principle for the government to compensate slaves and their descendants because of a government policy that kept them in bondage?
No.
And he's for it?
Good to know.
BTW, when will he get to the REAL issues?
I have an idea - how about we pay reparations to every person in this country, regardless of color, who was a slave in this country?
Now, we just need to find some...
Please tell me why someone who was not a slave should be given financial compensation, paid for by someone who was never a slave owner.
I don't see how anyone could justify this in any way, shape, or form. The fact that anyone on FreeRepublic is even entertaining this seems to have more to do with the messenger than the message. That is scary.
It's amazing how many republicans think W is pricipled because he:
Wants amnesty for illegals.
Gives Ted Kennedy free reign to write the education bill.
Says he is willing to sign a new AWB.
Signs CFR.
Let's a Dem minority tie up his judicial appointments without a whimper.
Nope, he's no hypocrite. He never said he would do otherwise. He's a principled conservative alright but he's no conservative in principle.
Because unlike you people, we can vocally disagree with the people we support.
Yes. It's a ham-fisted form of justice, to be sure.
But the situation is analogous to the Germans who were "innocent" of Jewish blood paying compensation to the Jews who suffered under the Nazis.
Should this injustice prevent the German people from undertaking the task of compensating the Jews for their suffering?
I believe that is referred to as:
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This is just too rich.
The very people who hammered us because Bush signed CFR are now asking us to suspend reality and see what a great idea this is -- because, it has to be, right, because it came out of Keyes' own mouth.
Keep those cards and letters coming, people!
Assimilaton is complete.
"Only those that earn an income (i.e. work) will qualify. I can see a small business/entreprenurial boom happening."
So, only the ones on whom the effects of past discrimination has passed will reap benefits from reparations to remedy the continuing effects of past discrimination. Makes sense to me.
"And when their reparations tax dispensation is up, they won't be on the dem/lib tax and spend plantation anymore."
Once you start them, the handouts will never cease.
"Shut down the yap about reparations, urban renewal, rising black entreprenurial class all in one swell foop (er, fell swoop)."
I see. By eyes agreeing that reparations is a justifiable issue, it will shut down all discussion about it. Amazing.
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