California Democrat proposes tax on gold,
cotton, tobacco, and other 'slave' goods
to fund homes and schools for African
Americans, in new twist on reparations
Daily Mail (UK),
by
James Reinl
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
3/29/2024 12:30:17 PM
A California Democrat wants to tax sales of gold, cotton, tobacco and other goods linked to slavery — and to divert the money to black residents, in the latest bid to turn reparations into reality.
The bill by Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer is one of more than a dozen bills backed by the California Legislative Black Caucus seeking reparations for black Californians, especially the descendants of slaves.
They stem from a July 2023 report from the state Reparations Task Force, where Jones-Sawyer served as a member, and underscores efforts to turn controversial policies into a legally-binding compensation scheme.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
ms1234 3/29/2024 12:38:17 PM (No. 1688361)
Just in time for Easter I found the Liberal Socialist Democrat's guide to life.
Liberal Socialist Democrat's 10 Commandments
I. You shall have other Gods before me.
II. You shall make for yourselves an idol.
III. You shall misuse the name of the LORD.
IV. Forget the Sabbath day by ignoring it.
V. Dis-honor your father and your mother.
VI. You shall murder.
VII. You shall commit adultery.
VIII. You shall steal.
IX. You shall give false testimony.
X. You shall covet.
Golden Rule:
Do unto others before they do unto you.
Happy Easter everyone!
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Californian 3/29/2024 12:41:28 PM (No. 1688363)
Lol, so glad I left that crazy circus!
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Maggie2u 3/29/2024 12:47:38 PM (No. 1688367)
And once again I will give you the definition of reparations...Taking money from me, a person who has never owned a slave, giving it to you, a person who has never been a slave, so you will vote for democrats.
37 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
mseegal 3/29/2024 12:55:59 PM (No. 1688370)
Just when you thought California couldn't get any crazier!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
NorthernDog 3/29/2024 1:11:50 PM (No. 1688381)
The south grew bountiful quantities of crops too, which blacks harvested. Turnip greens, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, watermelon, corn, squash, etc.. will all have to be heavily taxed too.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Phantomll 3/29/2024 1:15:50 PM (No. 1688382)
Good grief! Who dreams up this crap?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
paral04 3/29/2024 1:22:29 PM (No. 1688385)
We have spent hundreds of billions of dollars beginning with the Johnson Administration on our Black population. When will this bias end? It is time to move forward as none of the Black people alive back to their great grandparents were/are slaves. Enough already. The Hispanics and others have come here not speaking our language and worked hard to get educated and become independent citizens. These politicians have to knock this nonsense off.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
chance_232 3/29/2024 1:30:00 PM (No. 1688387)
California border states will be thrilled with the increased business that will be coming their way.
6 people like this.
Reggie Jones-Sawyer. No need to google him. The name alone is a tip-off.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
DVC 3/29/2024 1:46:15 PM (No. 1688403)
Evil. Pure, racist EVIL.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Msquared112 3/29/2024 1:53:49 PM (No. 1688408)
I have two words for Reggie Jones-Sawyer.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
franq 3/29/2024 2:07:02 PM (No. 1688418)
Nope. Not gonna say it.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
chagrined 3/29/2024 2:10:45 PM (No. 1688420)
Posters # 11 and #12. I know what you mean, and nope, me either.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Birddog 3/29/2024 2:26:32 PM (No. 1688426)
Reparations from The Spanish?
THEY are the only ones who held slaves in the Californias, and mexico, and central America, and south america.
They were also the major slave buyers/transporters from the Arabs and Africans to the Americas.
Thus his "Proposal" would need to target ALL hispanics(and descendants of hispanics) in order to subsidize africans (and descendents of africans)
The idea of targeting "European Descendants", when most of peoples descended from Europeans were/are from countries other than Spain, that also were subjugated by the Spanish or fought 100years of wars against them to keep from being subjugated by them...Is...."Flawed" to say the very least..
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
TurtleDove 3/29/2024 2:41:17 PM (No. 1688435)
"...reparations for black Californians, especially the descendants of slaves..."
So CA plans on giving anyone else's money to blacks who are NOT descendants of slavery? The words I would like to use belong in a saloon, not a salon.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
udanja99 3/29/2024 2:46:12 PM (No. 1688439)
Who are the heaviest smokers in America these days? And who are the people most likely to be sporting tons of gold jewelry? Sounds to me like blacks, especially those in the rap culture, will be paying their own reparations.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
jalo1951 3/29/2024 2:55:57 PM (No. 1688444)
Find me a slave and I shall set him free. Find me a slave owner and I shall prosecute him. All others take a hike. You want something work for it.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
mifla 3/29/2024 2:57:14 PM (No. 1688445)
The next time a Republican is in the WH, that person should refuse to send a single dollar to states such as California. Without bailouts, those states would whither up and die.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
marbles 3/29/2024 3:38:30 PM (No. 1688458)
The left, never missing a chance to monetize racism
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
slsusnr 3/29/2024 4:59:45 PM (No. 1688493)
# 16 hits the bullseye. Don't blacks purchase these items too?
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Ida Lou Pino 3/29/2024 5:12:33 PM (No. 1688505)
The bill also includes free watermelon and free pork chops for People Of Color.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
SALady 3/29/2024 5:24:31 PM (No. 1688513)
I know there are still good people left in Cuba-fornication.
But, at this point, if they aren't doing everything they can to flee what is quickly becoming a beautiful 3rd world cesspool, they aren't very smart... Sorry to be so blunt!!!
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
JimBob 3/29/2024 10:50:54 PM (No. 1688696)
Hey Lefty Democ'RATS..... while you're at it, don't neglect to place a heavy tax on Cobalt, used in batteries from smart 'phones to electric cars, much of which is mined in the Congo, and a good part of that apparently by child labor, according to the National Propaganda Radio news.
link:
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/01/1152893248/red-cobalt-congo-drc-mining-siddharth-kara
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
mifla 3/30/2024 5:57:26 AM (No. 1688797)
Gov Brylcreem started this nonsense when he convened the Reparations Task Force with no intention of ever paying out a single penny.
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