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Question: Should the government have to pay reparations to the descendants of the millions of Americans it enslaved in various wars?
#1
(R) Yes
 
#2
(R) No
 
#3
(D) Yes
 
#4
(D) No
 
#5
(O) Yes
 
#6
(O) No
 
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Total Voters: 47

Author Topic: Reparations for slavery  (Read 3968 times)
Gustaf
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« on: October 10, 2006, 05:35:21 AM »

Yes, obviously with provisions.
It only makes sense that people that were screwed out of money get it.  If my great grandparents had money that didn't get passed down to me, I would expect it.
However, I think it should be in the form of scholarships or something useful, not just a random check given to all great-grandchildren of slaves.

So when am I getting my tax dollars back? Don't say social programs and government spending, because I don't experience the benefits of either.

Bull!
Your local police are protecting you right now.
The US military is protecting you right now.
Firefighters are protecting you right now.
We have the finest roads in the world for you to use.
You have local, state, and national parks which you can visit.
There are public schools should you choose to attend them.
When you are old, the government will provide health insurance for you far cheaper and far more efficiently than the private sector would.
The government is keeping unlicensed professionals from scamming you.
Your food is dirt cheap because of farm subsidies.
If you cannot afford college, the gov't may offer grants or loans
The gov't maintains prisons, keeping criminals off the streets

These things don't come cheap, but you wouldn't want to live without them. Our government's not perfect, but I hate when people don't even consider all the crap it does for you and just bitch about taxes.

Lol, do you actually think youor food is CHEAPER because of farm subsidies? Cheesy The point of subsidizing farms is to make the food more EXPENSIVE.
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