What if...Reparations for AA's was Voluntary?

[rapbeats]

What if...Reparations for African Americans was Voluntary?

Say for instance someone does a formula to find out whats a good % of a persons income(it goes up with your income) would be fair for reparations.

Then at your job you can click the "YES" box for Reparations to be taken out of your paycheck.
Lastly, they ask you this question during tax time once a year. "would you like to give a portion of your tax return to AA reparations?

Lets see how many of these so called liberal whites really got black folks back. lets find out how down your white friends really are.

There will obviously be stats pulled and your name is right there. whether you checked yes or no.

now obviously anyone can contribute. i wouldnt advise blacks to kick in unless you're ultra rich. but right now i know my black taxes go to indian tribes. do i kill/harm/steal from them? NOPE. DO I care that my money goes there? NOPE

 

[Brown_Pride]

How would the distribute the $10 they'd collect?

 

[rapbeats]

How would the distribute the $10 they'd collect?

see thats the part that everyone gets caught up in. dont worry about that part right now. just worry about GETTING the money first. first things first. everyone and they mama always "but but how is the money going to be distributred.." and then the entire point dies there. thats white people confusion. so lets keep it simple. Voluntary AA rep fund. you in or you out. real simple. how the money will be distributed(to whom, whats the criteria for a recipient, etc) thats another thread.

 

[Brown_Pride]

see thats the part that everyone gets caught up in. dont worry about that part right now. just worry about GETTING the money first. first things first. everyone and they mama always "but but how is the money going to be distributred.." and then the entire point dies there. thats white people confusion. so lets keep it simple. Voluntary AA rep fund. you in or you out. real simple. how the money will be distributed(to whom, whats the criteria for a recipient, etc) thats another thread.

Does it reduce my taxable income? I'd do it but would need to know a few things first.
1. What's the total amount owed in reparations?
2. Who is owed this money (as it does in fact matter, I have AA blood in my family tree, am i exempt?)

It's not that complicated but at the same time it is.

That being said I'd probably sign up for a few bucks a month depending on how it was distributed. If it's just a cash payout I'd probably just continue to contribute to the various charities I already do

 

[88m3]

lol...

 

[Poh SIti Dawn]

Shouldn't get cash but free education. That's true reparations

 

[Professor Emeritus]

I've never thought of that one. Would be an interesting social experiment.

You could even make them check off on which level they're willing to give...

"token"

"well-meaning but halfhearted"

"40 acres and a mule".

 

[rapbeats]

Shouldn't get cash but free education. That's true reparations

shouldt get cash? are you stupid or white? cause no black person that has a clue would ever say "shouldnt get cash". again, notice how we always get caught up in the what will be done with the money. idiots lets talk about the first step FIRST. COLLECT THE CHIPS FIRST. STOP derailing the idea of COLLECTING THE CHIPS.

 

[rapbeats]

Does it reduce my taxable income? I'd do it but would need to know a few things first.
1. What's the total amount owed in reparations?
2. Who is owed this money (as it does in fact matter, I have AA blood in my family tree, am i exempt?)

It's not that complicated but at the same time it is.

That being said I'd probably sign up for a few bucks a month depending on how it was distributed. If it's just a cash payout I'd probably just continue to contribute to the various charities I already do

Do you know the total amt owed to natives? NOPE> and neither do I. guess what we do still? Pay our taxes to the natives thats what.

I told yall before. dont expose yourself by always derailing the original collection plate of Reparations.

BP... what did the original post state? GETTING THE MONEY. lets not discuss anything outside of the Collection of the funds. NOTHING else. now i can talk to you about tax rates, etc.

My idea would be to hit people with a pre-taxed choice. just like 401k at your job. its pre-tax. which means if you say take 1%. its 1% of your Gross, not 1% of your net. So its a bit easier on every individual. and this makes for the feds to somewhat kick in by allowing a pre-tax deduction like this.

 

[the cac mamba]

what if i feel like i pay enough in taxes, and id rather they spent it on reparations than bullshyt like the military?

 

[DEAD7]

Reparations should as a tax exemption.

Say from like property tax

 

[rapbeats]

and one more time. dont worry about what black folks will do with the Funds.

The truth is: The government has already paid reparations — to slave owners.

According to the National Archives and Records Administration, The District of Columbia Emancipation Act paved the way to compensate slave owners for their “loyalty to the Union” and for the loss of income incurred by freeing slaves.

On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. Passage of this law came 8 1/2 months before President Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation. The act brought to a conclusion decades of agitation aimed at ending what antislavery advocates called “the national shame” of slavery in the nation’s capital. It provided for immediate emancipation, compensation to former owners who were loyal to the Union of up to $300 for each freed slave, voluntary colonization of former slaves to locations outside the United States, and payments of up to $100 for each person choosing emigration.

Over the next 9 months, the Board of Commissioners appointed to administer the act approved 930 petitions, completely or in part, from former owners for the freedom of 2,989 former slaves.

^^cash payments folks. if they can get cash so can we. remember your ancestors were slaves(worked a job, was unpaid, mistreated, etc.) all those things are worth $$$$ payments.

a free education is nice and all. but its not the guarantee of money. education is not a guarantee. money is a guarantee that you can spend it and buy something. education will guarantee you a degree assuming you finish. that degree still does not guarantee gainful employment.

Reparations have been made to victims of World War II. Germany paid nearly $60 billion to survivors of the Holocaust. In 1988, the United States agreed to pay $20,000 to more than 100,000 Japanese-Americans sent to an internment camp during World War II.

Germany gave 60 billi to holocaust survivors. how long did the holocaust last vs how long did slavery last /jim crow, etc. ?

its not even a comparison. and i'm not comparing atrocities. i'm comparing the length of said atrocities for the purpose of understand how much blacks are owed. to show how valid a request for payment is.

 

[Dirty_Jerz]

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[rapbeats]

what if i feel like i pay enough in taxes, and id rather they spent it on reparations than bullshyt like the military?

THIS AINT THAT. talk to your elected officials.. or i should say make sure you elect officials that feel the same way you do, or i should say make sure you have enough $$$ to pay for officials so they will owe you favors that align with your way of thinking.

this is real simple. its a voluntary option "Would you like to pay into the AA Reparations Fund? Check YES or NO

IF "YES" is checked, this is a pre-tax deduction and your name will go on a yearly roster of those participating.

Like i said, all that talk about "we care about blacks" ok. put ya money where ya mouth is. Lets see how many of these ultra rich politicians running for president will have click that yes box? lets see how many years have they clicked that yes box. that will tell you all you need to know when they come to your town trying to get that black vote.

Black folks to candidate: Did you Check that Box?

 

[rapbeats]

Reparations should as a tax exemption.

Say from like property tax

Are you saying taking a % or fraction of cities/counties/states total collected property taxes each year?
if so, thats fine. but thats not this. Thats a case Blacks vs the State of /County of/City of [insert name]. we when that case. then by all means. pay up.