Slavery reparations sneaking in under the radar.

This has been tried multiple times in one form or another over the last few years. It eventually will make its way through and reparation will have to be made. What's another trillion, right? I don't know how they want to sort this out though. This has now been almost 150 years ago. They have to trace all those relatives and birth records were somewhat scatchy back then. Plus, going forward with the discrimination, that affected and still affects newly arrived Africans turned Americans. We'll end up paying everybody who has a hint of color and is a citizen. IMO, at one point people simply have to get over the past and not use it as an excuse for their own shortcomings.

I never owned slaves, my family never owned slaves. I'm not racist, yet I don't feel I should have to pay for something that happened to them in the past.

If this actually comes to pass, I'd be willing to bet it sets back race relations 100 years. They might get the money, but blacks would then face worse discrimination by many more people than they have in a long time. Blacks need to decide. Do they want the reparations or people's respect? They are not going to get both.

What about the people who came to this country as Bond Slaves, are they going to be counted. What about the people in Georgia who were force over here to work because they were in prison. Don't forget the Chinese who were brought over here to work on the Rail Road. If this passes are we gong to sue the tribes i Africa who sold the people into slavery or the Arab Pirates who captures ships and sold them into slavery some coming to the US?

If they wanted to pay reparations they should have done it a long time ago AND Blacks were not the only slaves in the US. Also, you cant just give every black person in America money because a lot of them came to the US AFTER slavery was abolished. Here is a link to an article that says quite a lot about why it is no longer possible to pay "slavery reparations" - http://www.helium.com/items/1371324-arguments-against-slavery-reparations I think you will enjoy it.

Nope the news has not uttered one word about it. I noticed it on gov track last month. But I have not checked lately to see where it was at. Is it still in subcommittee? This is just a waste of money. But who knows, the gov seems to be really good lately at wasting money so it may stand a good chance at passing. THis is going to start a snow ball effect. THe native americans are going to want it next....and then women. We got the vote and equal standing in this country AFTER the african americans so I guess in their line of thinking we should get reparations too. Which is stupid. There are no african americans alive today that were ever slaves. And there are not women alive today that did not have the right to vote or equal rights as men. So who would we be paying reparations to and why? Everyone has the same opportunities and rights in todays society so why no one deserves reparations.