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Slavery reparations could carry a $17 trillion price tag
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 77722849:MV80MDc0ODkwXzczODM1MDE1Xzc4MkQyNkYz] [quote:Emerald_Empress:MV80MDc0ODkwXzczODM0MDA0X0FFOEQ0MDQx] I want reparations for my ancestors that died in the civil war freeing the slaves. The blacks already have had their reparations, they have the privilege of living in the USA where they have the opportunity to make something of their lives, instead of living in a shithole African country. They should be grateful for this opportunity. [/quote] Hate to break it to you NO northern young men would ever put their lives on the line to fight to the death to free slaves(migrant workers) from "Southern Plantation Owners". They were disconnected and could care less NO Southern young men put their life on the line to PROTECT the rights of "Southern Plantation Owners" to have slaves. They were also disconnected and could care less about the less then 1% of the country's population rich enough to have slave (migrant workers) The Civil War had NOTHING to do with SLAVES. [/quote]
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I'm Irish and i want my reparations from my ancestors being enslaved for all of those years.
Slavery reparations could carry a $17 trillion price tag
A new bill would calculate potential costs of reparations — and by Yahoo Finance estimates, these could reach as high as $17.1 trillion.
Last week, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held the first hearing in a decade on H.R. 40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act. The bill was first introduced in 1989 by former Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). Conyers reintroduced the bill each year until his retirement in 2017 — and each year, the bill languished in Congress.
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