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To: Budge
One more for good measure: During the days of slavery, the slave owners provided free housing, free food, free medical care (such as it was for anyone, free or slave in those days). How does that differ from todays medicare, food stamps, or 'free housing'?

Per the Georgia slave code of 1806 it was illegal in Georgia to teach a negro to read.

You better let this go. You are in way over your head.

Walt

164 posted on 11/27/2002 7:41:42 AM PST by WhiskeyPapa
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To: WhiskeyPapa
You better let this go. You are in way over your head.

No, I'm not in over my head. I just want you to actually answer a question without pontificating.

Once again. During the days of slavery, the slave owners provided free housing, free food, free medical care (such as it was for anyone, free or slave in those days). How does that differ from todays medicare, food stamps, or 'free housing'?

Per the Georgia slave code of 1806 it was illegal in Georgia to teach a negro to read.

And how does that equate to so many children, even those who have completed 12 years of public schools, that cannot read? Are they any better off than the uneducated slave of 160 years ago?

170 posted on 11/27/2002 10:42:12 AM PST by Budge
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