[Williams]

The left will rob us to death.

[escapefromboston]

Boston Blackie ?

[Seruzawa]

It sure is easy to spend other people’s money.

[DallasBiff]

What about the black Bostonian gunned down by the Crown's soldiers in the Boston Massacre of 1770?

Shouldn't Boston be asking money from the UK.

[nhbob1]

Government orchestrated shakedown. Nothing more.

[ClearCase_guy]

supporting and financing slavery even after Massachusetts abolished the practice in 1780

They abolished slavery in MA before the Revolution was won (1783). The Constitution was ratified in 1787.

"Boston" didn't do anything at all. Some people -- long dead -- may have had money invested in enterprises in the cotton states. Whoopty-doo.

[Redmen4ever]

Not enough people from Massachusetts died to free the slaves during the Civil War

And not enough welfare and affirmative action has been paid

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

And that is called paying the Dane-geld;
But we’ve proved it again and again,
That if once you have paid him the Dane-geld
You never get rid of the Dane.—KIPLING

[thegagline]

I was under the impression that Massachusetts fought for the Union.

[Signalman]

How many Bostonians fought in the Union Army during the Civil War fighting, in part, to end slavery? Maybe their ancestors should get reperations.

[Maine Mariner]

I wonder if the study will investigate labor unions which did not admit POC into their membership or apprentice programs.
Will the commission study the policies of some craft union that only permitted male relatives of existing members (all white) to become members.

[qaz123]

Perhaps, one of the most segregated places in the country.

Here, take your reparation Mr Black Guy, just don’t hang out on Comm Ave, Landsdowne St or in Beacon Hill.

Stay in Dorchester where you belong.

[Osage Orange]

F...I’m American Indian..when am I getting my MONEY!!!

[Seaplaner]

How about reparations for descendants of Union soldiers who were wounded or killed while fighting in order to free the slaves?

[Eagles6]

So, a black family, whose grandparents immigrated to the US, from Nigeria in the 1970s, will get a check, paid for by Irish, whose ancestors were enslaved by Cromwell and sent to the Carribean, to work the sugar fields, before coming to Boston.

All, based on skin color.

Got it./sarc

[yelostar]

If it is inevitable that reparations are to be paid, then those ultra-wealthy (trillionaire) families, who owned slaves and benefitted directly from slave labor, and whose bloodlines can be traced back centuries/millenia, should be the ones paying for reparations.

The great scam is that the reparations argument is framed only in terms of governments having to pay (with funds provided by citizens in the form of taxes). Why are these trillionaire families from ancient bloodlines given a free pass? They are the only ones who should pay.

[Eleutheria5]

Boston was a hotbed of abolitionist activities. Probably was some discrimination here and there. But slavery? Boston was deeply involved with the Underground Railroad.

[farmguy]

They better get it while they can.
The good times are going to end soon.

[Maine Mariner]

Hasn’t Boston been run by Democrats since 1930?

[cuz1961]

Grifters Council votes to study reparations for Black Bostonians.