Anonymous
Post 05/18/2025 11:37     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
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.
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2025 07:33     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
* wouldn’t even go that far
Anonymous
Post 05/18/2025 07:32     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
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
Post 05/18/2025 06:58     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
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
Post 05/17/2025 09:00     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
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
Post 05/17/2025 08:26     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
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
Post 05/17/2025 08:09     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
He knows the state ain’t got that kinda money right now bc his admin already fully emptied the cash drawer
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2025 08:02     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
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
Post 05/17/2025 08:00     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
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
Post 05/17/2025 04:30     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
He’s definitely trying to appeal to the conservative side in preparation for his future presidential campaign
Anonymous
Post 05/17/2025 03:43     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
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
Post 05/16/2025 23:12     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
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
Post 05/16/2025 21:41     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
This is a smart decision politically. Reparations is a terrible idea if Dems want to win elections.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2025 18:11     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
He's being practical - in this current climate, no need to draw negative attention to Maryland from the current administration.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2025 17:57     Subject: Governor Moore vetoes bill to study reparations
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/