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How would California pay for financial reparations? There are ways that the state could generate funds, Grills said, including tax programs. There’s also the opportunity for the state to pay out ...
He also argued that reparations should include war pensions for disabled veterans and allowances for war widows, which would reserve a larger share of the reparations for the British Empire. [15] [16] [17] Wilson opposed these positions and was adamant that no indemnity should be imposed upon Germany. [18]
The bills, SB 1403 and SB 1331, would have established the California American Freedman’s Affairs Agency to oversee reparations programs and create a dedicated fund for implementing reparations ...
After a blockbuster 1,000 page report, California's reparations advocates will have to convert recommendations from its statewide task force into policies — and convincing voters to pay for it.
In contrast, the task force on reparations for the state of California has proposed a sliding scale with a limit of $1.2 million for elderly Black individuals. The cash amount received a lot of attention, but it is mostly viewed as unachievable in a city with mounting fiscal challenges and a lack of political agreement on the subject.
The reparations bills include three of the most critical now before California state lawmakers: Bills that will form the foundation for how the historic effort will be implemented; create funding ...
The California government should provide reparations for its history of unjust policies toward African Americans. Reparations in California are about political responsibility, not individual guilt ...
California's first-in-the-nation task force on reparations is at a crossroads, with members divided on which Black Americans should be eligible for compensation as atonement for a slave system ...