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Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett: Black Americans Should Not Pay Taxes as a Form of Reparations
Breitbart ^ | 04/10/2024 | OLIVIA RONDEAU

Posted on 04/10/2024 10:51:34 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Freshman Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) suggested that black Americans should be exempt from paying taxes as a form of reparations but then said it might not work because of the black people who are “not paying taxes in the first place.”

Crockett, who recently made headlines for perpetuating the debunked myth that U.S. border patrol officers “whipped” Haitian migrants, was giving an interview on “The Black Lawyers Podcast” when she brought up the idea.

“I don’t remember which celebrity, but it was actually a celebrity,” the progressive congresswoman recalled to host Jehan “J” Carter of the proposal she saw — apparently from an unnamed famous person.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americans; black; crockett; reparations
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Nobody ought pay taxes.


41 posted on 04/10/2024 2:23:57 PM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Every time the cocaine princess speaks it is complete drivel.


42 posted on 04/10/2024 2:34:00 PM PDT by wbslws
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Isn’t she the head of a criminal conspiracy to commit tax crimes?

I am sure the FBI will be right on it.


43 posted on 04/10/2024 2:43:00 PM PDT by Captain Jack Aubrey (There's not a moment to lose.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The only reparations I support is a one way ticket to the African nation of choice.


44 posted on 04/10/2024 6:55:20 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I agree they should not pay taxes as reparations. They should pay taxes as taxpaying citizens and seek reparations from the arab and African countries that sold them.


45 posted on 04/10/2024 8:40:44 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (Annie Savoy : The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self awareness. )
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