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USDA reaches new settlement with black farmers
breitbart ^ | 2/18/10 | BEN EVANS

Posted on 02/18/2010 11:48:46 AM PST by Nachum

Edited on 02/18/2010 11:50:21 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has reached a deal with black farmers....


(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: agenda; bho44; bhousda; black; blackfarmers; farmers; settlement; usda
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1 posted on 02/18/2010 11:48:47 AM PST by Nachum
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To: Nachum

another way to get reparations?...


2 posted on 02/18/2010 11:50:18 AM PST by tatsinfla
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To: Nachum
Once again socialism is seen to be the driving wedge of racism.

http://97.74.65.51/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=15996

“While discrimination is present in societies of all kinds, discriminators must pay pecuniary costs for indulging their prejudices in a market setting. Even the prejudiced usually will trade with minorities; bigots attempt to oppress minorities by socializing the costs through government action, but bigots usually are less willing to bear these costs themselves.”

3 posted on 02/18/2010 11:51:52 AM PST by allmendream (Income is EARNED not distributed. So how could it be re-distributed?)
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To: Nachum
alleged racial discrimination

I can allege a lot of things, does that mean I get pie too?
5 posted on 02/18/2010 11:52:57 AM PST by TSgt (I long for Norman Rockwell's America.)
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To: tatsinfla
Actually this one was legit. The USDA blatantly discriminated against black farmers for decades. They've won lawsuit after lawsuit but the Feds simply failed to pay up.

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6 posted on 02/18/2010 11:53:14 AM PST by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: Nachum

I’ve never eaten a “black” before, and I had no idea that they were farmed.


9 posted on 02/18/2010 11:54:41 AM PST by OldDeckHand
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To: Nachum

It is long past time that we End Farm Subsidies.

However, if it was shown that the Feds treated farmers differently due to their race, these people deserve the money.

And then we should stop subsidies to all farmers.


10 posted on 02/18/2010 11:54:55 AM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: edcoil

the gubmint is their mealticket...and we pay and pay and pay....


11 posted on 02/18/2010 11:55:04 AM PST by tatsinfla
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To: Nachum

New book title about Democtatic party policies ...

None Dare Call it racism ...


12 posted on 02/18/2010 11:56:25 AM PST by OldNavyVet
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To: Nachum

Announced a 1.25 billion US$ special fund to compensate African-Americans who claim a denial of assistance from the USDA. Needs Congressional approval. Is a second round of payouts to cover damages awarded in a 1999 class-action lawsuit.

This round of pay outs is for those denied earlier payments, usually because of missed deadlines.


13 posted on 02/18/2010 11:56:43 AM PST by bvw
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To: Nachum

Reparations!


14 posted on 02/18/2010 11:57:35 AM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: Old Texan

“I’m sure we just paid for a lot of more moochers to sit around and do nothing.
I bet the stocks of Kool cigarettes and Cadillac just went up. Oh and Gold teeth...
More money threw out the window. More vote buying.”

I really do not know too many farmers that drive Cadillacs and have gold teeth. However, we do not to end all farm subsidies.


15 posted on 02/18/2010 11:58:43 AM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: Lurker

I would be interested to see evidence of this.


16 posted on 02/18/2010 11:58:45 AM PST by HereInTheHeartland (The End of an Error - 01/20/2013)
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To: Nachum

“Black” Farmers??? I thought Men were Men and worked whatever they work.

‘Post-racial’ America? Really now? It appears that this is only a new BEGINNING of ‘racial’ America.


17 posted on 02/18/2010 11:59:43 AM PST by J40000
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To: HereInTheHeartland

Scroll up the thread. The last Class Action was ‘settled’ in 1999.


18 posted on 02/18/2010 12:00:19 PM PST by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: edcoil
"The new money is intended for people who were denied earlier payments, often over missed deadlines."

They missed deadlines and are whining that the government did not act because of this?

19 posted on 02/18/2010 12:00:23 PM PST by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: Nachum

What makes one a “black” farmer? The shade of ones skin? How about a person who has white skin but in the background there is a black relative...then what?

I call that discrimination.

Do these white folks with a black relative in their background have to dress like Al Jolson and sing “Mammy” to be noticed?


20 posted on 02/18/2010 12:01:28 PM PST by GatĂșn(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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