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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m black, a descendant of slaves, and I have no desire to receive reparations. To me, reparations are an easy way for white people to absolve their feelings of guilt. It also threatens to maintain the status quo.

I don’t want money thrown at me. I want systemic change. I want to work with peoples of all colors to improve our institutions of government and our public policies, and eradicate that which sustains racism. I want a future in which my kids and grandkids are respected as human beings. I want them judged by their intelligence, empathy, and work ethic - not by the color of their skin.

Money doesn’t buy that.

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What about opportunity gaps? 
e.g., predominantly-black K-12 school districts spend $25B less than similarly-sized, predominantly-white districts.

[b]What about the wealth gap? [/b]

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Tax the f**k out of the wealthy. Give to everyone else. That will work a transfer from wealthy whites to poor people of color. As the poor have more money and the ultra-wealthy have less, that should improve the opportunity gap. [/quote]

That will certainly help the people who need it the most, but why can't we acknowledge that poor white people still have "privilege" over poor black people? Not sure why people aren't willing to acknowledge that even if they don't want to give reparations.

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You're right of course. But it's intersectional: middle class black people have privilege over poor white people. If you want to tax the hell out of rich people and only give to poor black people, I won't complain too much, but the resulting resentment will probably cause more harm than good. [/quote]

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