In June, I reported that a California task force on reparations released a report that recommended social justice actions that were supposedly offered to redress that wrongs experienced by black Americans because of state policies.
The panel continues offering disturbing race-based proposals. Now, it is calling for over $200,000 to be sent to each descendant of slaves.
A nine-member Reparations Task Force has estimated that Black Californians could receive more than $223,000 each in reparations for the enduring economic effects of racism and slavery, more than two years on from the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police.California has become the first U.S. state to require its agencies to present a separate demographic category for descendants of enslaved people.
The total amount of the proposed distribution, which is derived from the theoretical effects of “housing discrimination, exceeds that for California’s expenditure on civilization-essential services.
A focus of the California task force has been ‘housing discrimination’ – it has been estimated that it would cost around $569billion to compensate the 2.5 million Black Californians for setbacks between 1933 and 1977, according to the New York Times.That is more than California’s $512.8billion expenditure in 2021 – which included funding for schools, hospitals, universities, highways, policing and corrections.However, discussions are still underway, and the panel is continuing to consider how payments should be made – some suggested tuition and housing grants while others proposed cash.
The panel has a long list of grievances that it is going to target.
The panel also focused on mass incarceration, devaluation of Black-owned businesses, unjust property seizures, and health care injustice in their examination.With an estimate in hand, the panel is now considering how the reparations should be paid out.Some of the members support direct cash payments without strings attached, while others recommended using the funds to pay for tuition and housing grants specifically, according to The Times. The group’s full report will be released next year.
Meanwhile, there are certain practicalities that are being entirely ignored by the reparations committee.
Of course, given the likely career trajectory of Gov. Gavin Newsom, don’t be too sure that this type of insanity is not coming to your state.
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