No.

People can use the far extremes of either side to try and paint the portrait they wish to reveal.

My family moved to this country in 1848, and settled in Dayton, OH. It was not a slave state. Some of them fought for the Union in the Civil War.

Seeing as the democrat party was the party of slave owners and slave states, why don't they pay reparations?

Ask him who I should make the check out to and where I should send it.Taken care of.

Send it to the nearest homeless shelter to where you live.

That would be charity,not reparations.

It’s gonna be funny watching me use my own tax money to pay myself reparations, but whatever! F the police!

Wow - only 14 trillion. Cutting a check now, but wait til next week to cash it, please.

How much should the Native Americans get for reparations?

Couple hundred trillion, perhaps.

Their lives don't matter, apparently.

They got casinos. Probably provided more than reparations.

I don't think people realize just how much a trillion is. In the entire life of an airplane engine, the propeller doesn't spin around a trillion times.

You are terribly misinformed about the status of most Native Americans. Untold numbers were murdered. Untold numbers were displaced. The majority of the remaining Native Americans are living in the most extreme impoverished environments that one can imagine.

I really don't want to hijack the thread and show proof of this, but I will if I have to. Your comments are out of order, sir!

Wow, you are a strange one indeed. I live where there are the most Native Americans. The tribes are given sovereign rights, how they dole out the booty is their choice. If there are inequities, its on them, not the tax-payers,

Oklahoma tribes generate nearly 4 billion yearly in revenue. If thats not enough, what is?

I am not surprised you resorted to name calling. It's who you are.

To even insinuate that the Native Americans were not exploited and treated unfairly is beyond belief. I'll just leave the damn thread because I have no more time for such ignorance.

He didn't call anyone a name. He never insinuated that natives were not exploited or treated unfairly.

What's your problem?

Some of the Indians got a bit reckless with running those payday loan operations, though.

That isn’t the tax-payers concern.

Well, if you took that as name calling, it's on you. You are a strange one. So am I, and most of the people that post here.

And they called them things peace pipes.. Speaking of which, we could make one hell of a lot of money selling peace pipes right now.. It's obvious this population needs some.

True.

I just highlighted the fact that because of their status, they had casinos finance other operations to grow.

Obviously I wish way more of their income went toward building up the reservations more, as some of those places resemble slums, but they did get to own and operate casinos and do get free college, I believe.

Japanese Americans also get reparations after WW2, and their plight wasn’t anywhere close to black or Indian Americans.

Only if we legalized weed.

If you have 1 billion dollars, and spend $1 per second, every second, it would take ~32 years to spend. As a trillion is 1000 billion, it would take ~32000 years.

He said about 42 million African Americans should receive roughly 340,000 dollars each.

If that happens I'm going back to work in the coal mine for a week.

Nah bro I’m bout to open up a weed cafe and hire you and OCD to test the product.

Offering AARP discounts too.

I have a Golden Buckeye Card as well I will even come in early and stay late Boss.

No need, Swish is going to put a cot in the back for you.

Come on, Tulsa.

I’ll put an air mattress back there. Way more classier than that.

Me and GM? The Bartles and James of weed. I'd try it once just for the perks since you are twisting my arm in public. BUT I ain't sleeping there with GM. Nope.

j/c:

I've made similar comments before, but I question the validity of how people really feel about exploitation and the unfair treatment of groups.

I think picking and choosing which groups to support is pretty lame. I also wonder how closely aligned those thoughts are to what is politically and/or socially in vogue.

No one gives a damn about the Native Americans and many folks don't give a damn about what's happened to Hispanics. I say beware of those who only support the rights of blacks and gays because deep down, they are only paying their listeners lip service.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

618,222 men died in the Civil War, 360,222 from the North and 258,000 from the South — by far the greatest toll of any war in American history.

How's that for reparations. 360K soldiers from the North died fighting to essentially abolish slavery.

I think only taxpayers south of the Mason-Dixon line should pay reparations.

Funny, but I never thought about it that way...

So you don't think the families of those who gave their life during the Civil War to free slaves should have to pay?

I know I shouldn't have to explain this to you and most others, but we both know I need to explain it to some. This was sarcasm.

It's time everyone starts thinking about it.

GM it's not your broken heart that would worry me sleeping in the same room. It's your broken ass and issues with gas. Nope.

Lets see...12 zeros in a trillion. A quick check say there are 42 million african americans in the country. Not sure if that is adults or includes the kids. I assume it includes.
So a little over $333,000 to every black person.

No, I don't think so.

Good luck.

my family moved to the USA after slavery was illegal. why should I be punished?

When my family did move here, we were treated like dirt. Italians were hung too. In fact, we have the pride of being America's largest mass lynching.

also-

what about the people whose family did not live here prior to when slavery was abolished?

Meh, a trillion here, a trillion there, pretty soon we're gonna start talking about real money!

I really sympathize with their mistreatment and loss and suffering.

We could be better today than we choose to be. Not favoring $14 trillion asx a solution myself. Bad business.

...Will he accept payment in Confederate monuments?

"Cultural artifacts" are ridiculously overvalued. He can then drape them in chains as a statement piece... or police uniforms... or dresses... or football helmets.

Only 14 trillion lol

Fire up the printing presses...we were all alive during slavery....it’s only money