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Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I don’t know who implied paying it would be based on race. It should be based on class. Rich people are rich because they had advantages and exploited people. They should be taxed and the money should be used to raise up people who weren’t as advantaged or exploitative.

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yiliu@informis.land ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
That’s not reparations for slavery, then. That’s just redistribution.

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jemorgan@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The entire concept of reparations for slavery is that non-black people will be forced to pay black people money, either as a one time lump-sum payment, or an open-ended pseudo-UBI. Some suggestions include mandated documentation of ancestral slabery, but the most popular ones don’t. The vehicle for this payment would be either increased taxes, or redirection of taxes.

If you’re not talking about race-based redistribution of wealth, you’re not talking about ‘reparations,’ which is what this thread is about.

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