Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations

[Anonymous]

There was a thread on the Maryland bill about reparations, but it got locked:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1267067.page

There has been an important development today that is worthy of reviving the topic, because everyone on this board predicted gloom and doom from the bill. Governor Moore has vetoed the bill: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/05/16/wes-moore-reparations-vetoe-maryland/

[Anonymous]

He's being practical - in this current climate, no need to draw negative attention to Maryland from the current administration.

[Anonymous]

This is a smart decision politically. Reparations is a terrible idea if Dems want to win elections.

[Anonymous]

He was right to do so. Maryland is in a bad financial place. The credit rating was just downgraded by Moody's. They can't afford reparations right now, and that's even before you get into all the many, many practical problems with reparations at the state level. Spending a few million on a consultant to study reparations would be a waste.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He was right to do so. Maryland is in a bad financial place. The credit rating was just downgraded by Moody's. They can't afford reparations right now, and that's even before you get into all the many, many practical problems with reparations at the state level. Spending a few million on a consultant to study reparations would be a waste.

How are consultants going to feed their children?

[Anonymous]

He’s definitely trying to appeal to the conservative side in preparation for his future presidential campaign

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He was right to do so. Maryland is in a bad financial place. The credit rating was just downgraded by Moody's. They can't afford reparations right now, and that's even before you get into all the many, many practical problems with reparations at the state level. Spending a few million on a consultant to study reparations would be a waste.

The study was estimated to have cost $1-2 million (just to have a study). If Maryland is in such dire straights financially it seems like an illogical ask of tax payers to fund this while raising state taxes and drastically cutting other funding in seeking to balance the state budget. If this had been when the state was running at a surplus, then it probably would have been signed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He was right to do so. Maryland is in a bad financial place. The credit rating was just downgraded by Moody's. They can't afford reparations right now, and that's even before you get into all the many, many practical problems with reparations at the state level. Spending a few million on a consultant to study reparations would be a waste.

How are consultants going to feed their children?

Maybe those consultants shouldn’t have quoted such large numbers in their RFPs for a study.

[Anonymous]

He knows the state ain’t got that kinda money right now bc his admin already fully emptied the cash drawer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He was right to do so. Maryland is in a bad financial place. The credit rating was just downgraded by Moody's. They can't afford reparations right now, and that's even before you get into all the many, many practical problems with reparations at the state level. Spending a few million on a consultant to study reparations would be a waste.

The study was estimated to have cost $1-2 million (just to have a study). If Maryland is in such dire straights financially it seems like an illogical ask of tax payers to fund this while raising state taxes and drastically cutting other funding in seeking to balance the state budget. If this had been when the state was running at a surplus, then it probably would have been signed.

We need that money we stole from poor Black people to fund our lifestyle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He was right to do so. Maryland is in a bad financial place. The credit rating was just downgraded by Moody's. They can't afford reparations right now, and that's even before you get into all the many, many practical problems with reparations at the state level. Spending a few million on a consultant to study reparations would be a waste.

The study was estimated to have cost $1-2 million (just to have a study). If Maryland is in such dire straights financially it seems like an illogical ask of tax payers to fund this while raising state taxes and drastically cutting other funding in seeking to balance the state budget. If this had been when the state was running at a surplus, then it probably would have been signed.

We need that money we stole from poor Black people to fund our lifestyle.

Is this some kind of riddle or do you have a pragmatic and realistic solution?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He’s definitely trying to appeal to the conservative side in preparation for his future presidential campaign

That campaign won't go anywhere after this decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He’s definitely trying to appeal to the conservative side in preparation for his future presidential campaign

I wouldn’t even that far. Reparations is such a political loser that it just demonstrates that the man has a pulse. I commend him for being alive and breathing in 2025.

[Anonymous]

* wouldn’t even go that far

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He’s definitely trying to appeal to the conservative side in preparation for his future presidential campaign

I wouldn’t even that far. Reparations is such a political loser that it just demonstrates that the man has a pulse. I commend him for being alive and breathing in 2025.

+1. Many black people find the idea of reparations to be repulsive and offensive. It's a fringe idea. Pretty much no reasonably intelligent person thinks it's a good idea.