Should Black People Pay White People Reparations For The Trillions Of Dollars White Taxpayers Paid Them?

[MementoMori_]

Since President Johnson's "War on poverty" started over 50 years ago government has come up with an endless procession of programs that were supposed to lift black people out of poverty and promote their success.

But now, after over $25 trillion in taxes paid overwhelmingly by white people, more than the inflation adjusted cost of every war the United States has ever been in since the Revolutionary War, and hundreds of failed welfare programs which politicians created to help black people, they aren't one bit better off than they were 50 years ago. The taxpayers were soaked and got absolutely NOTHING for their money. Yet, the money is still being poured into black communities like a tidal wave to this day with no end in sight.

At some point aren't black people ever going to take responsibility for their own destiny?

Black people have more opportunity in America than white people. All over the country there are colleges drooling over the chance to admit black students, human resource departments dreaming about a qualified black person walking into their office so they can hire them, governments searching far and wide to find black people to hire on the taxpayers' payroll. Never in the history of the world have black people (or any people for that matter) had more opportunity to prosper than in the United States of America today. They have more opportunity than I do. So what is the problem?

Slavery? I had nothing to do with slavery and neither did my ancestors because they weren't in America until after 155 years ago when slavery ended. But my family has paid a FORTUNE in taxes for these useless programs over all these years and is still paying for it even though we didn't have a thing to do with black slavery. I think WE are the slaves.

Should black people be required to pay reparations to white people for all the years and trillions of dollars they wasted on these useless welfare programs getting nothing back for their money?

[grif429]

No. Because black people paid taxes and they weren't the only one's to receive these social benefits. But they shouldn't Get any over slavery either it ended 160 years ago. And most people are from others that arrived during or after the civil war. And after 1776 we only had slave in part of the country for 80 years if anything England should be paying because before that they had slaves here for 170 years and we are the only Nation in history to fight a war to end Slavery.

[MementoMori_]

There was slavery all over the world... particularly in Africa where blacks held other blacks as slaves for thousands of years and still do to this day. America is where slavery came to die. It's the most moral nation in human history.

[BlckGrl]

Slavery in Africa was wayy different from America, sure both wrong but educate yourself

[MementoMori_]

Slavery in Africa was very different from America? How so? Did the slaves feel the difference?

Black Africans invented slavery and taught the world how to do it.

[grif429]

@BlckGrl no slaves are still sold in Africa today in Libya they get kidnapped and sold into slavery for as little as $70 American dollars its no different So you need to. I seen video of slave markets IN south Sudan and a few other places also. These are Blacks sold by mostly Blacks. BlckGrl You need to really invest time into research if you think its different you sold you work or get beat it's still the same in Africa. Only diff is that blacks are doing it to Blacks like they did back then if they weren't sold to European slavers. Also white slaves by Rome, Asian slaves by China and Japan, Every race on this planet has been in Slaved at some point in history. We just don't whine about it.

[BlckGrl]

Listen, please don't ever tell me about my culture... You know nothing about only what you read online.

[grif429]

It's just a way for Blacks to blame others for their problems to this day. Yes there is racism and racial injustice but they still throw slavery into the mix to shift responsibility

[MementoMori_]

I come from a group of people who were the most persecuted in the history the human race. But we succeeded because we didn't blame anyone else for our failures. And until blacks stop making excuses and blaming other people for their problems, they will never succeed. From the time they are born they are bombarded with other people telling them white people are racists, America is racist, don't even try because you can never be successful. IT'S BS! It's the people who are telling them that who are the problem, not white racists. As long as you cling to excuses for failure you can never EVER succeed.

[grif429]

Start with having a dad 75% of black kids are born out of wedlock 2.4 million with days 1.7 million doesn't even have or know their dad in the house. Fixing the home and Families and their own communities will change a lot. Change starts at the bottom with the people effected the most and only they can do that

[grif429]

@BlckGrl Then tell me where we are wrong. don't tell me about white people's because you're bias azz think you know everything but please feel free to tell where we are wrong. I am sorry you are bias and feel you're problems are caused by slavery 160 years ago.

[grif429]

@BlckGrl Actually i've been 11 African countries all in south majority black. How many have you been to? You think because you are black you know more about black culture spent 3 years living in it. And believe me they take more pride in themselves then black people in America does by far. And it's not because slavery or Jim Crow laws it's because they don't put the shift the blame on others and because no matter what the brit's did they stood tall and worked hard to make a living.

[Astarlessnightsky]

Sooo i guess what you want is poor people, that can barely afford their living essentials, pay back billions of dollars?

This sound like an idea that won't work 🤷‍♂️

[MementoMori_]

No *TRILLIONS*

[Astarlessnightsky]

Yeahhh, thats even less likely 🤷‍♂️
Because these poor people have no money, thats the reason they are living in poverty.

[G3tAClue]

I’m not so sure how I feel about black people paying white people back. What would that solve? But I do share your sentiments. I had nothing to do with slavery. I’m not racist and I believe everyone has opportunity to succeed. Yes, many black people have disadvantages with poverty, but you are so right. colleges get boners from bringing black students into their programs.

This is America, you can’t make excuses anymore for your short comings.

[MementoMori_]

I am starting to like this girl. Too bad she only likes smart girlymen and I'm a dumb fearless tough guy.

[grif429]

Well nothing but there is no reason white should be paying blacks for something someone else did.

[Bman4907]

They don't need to pay people back, I just think they should get rid of affirmative action while also getting rid of the skin and gender questions on applications and other forms. My white man money is just as good as that black woman's money. Race, sex, etc should have nothing to do with getting a job or progressing in life, unless the company is trying to only fill a quota.

[sensible27]

Didn't read the thing but trillions in wellfare for 15-13% of the population seems like an overstatement.

[reptocarl2]

Definitely and for the unnecessary affirmative action program

[grif429]

AAP is the most racist America ideal since Jim Crow

[reptocarl2]

@grif429 yes it is. It is illegal to discriminate except for this

[OddBeMe]

Maybe. But then America should pay for the free labor of slavery. Which would be 10x more.

[MementoMori_]

They already DID pay for it... 20x over! Now they are entitled to a refund of half of it!

[OddBeMe]

How? When did America ever pay for 400 years of slavery? And another 100 years of Jim Crow?

[MementoMori_]

Read the post... 50 years... $25 trillion dollars.

[MementoMori_]

Enough is enough already. Black people will NEVER succeed if they keep listening to the Democrat plantation owners who feed excuses to them for their failure.

[OddBeMe]

Black people never got a dime. They’re marginalized and living in poverty. You think they were given 25 trillion? Don’t be an idiot.

[OddBeMe]

You’re an idiot. That’s our entire debt. And you think that amount went to 13% of the population, which also happens to be the poorest.

[MementoMori_]

"You’re an idiot. That’s our entire debt."

You're own statement proves that you are the idiot. You don't understand the numbers.

The national debt is not the same as the amount government has spent on welfare and so-called "equal opportunity" programs for the last 50 years. Total US government spending alone over the past 50 years is almost $94 trillion, and that doesn't include spending by state and local governments.

[Meatunnel69]

You act like there are no poor white people on welfare 😂😂

[grif429]

My mother was on it with 5 kids and worked her ass off to make a better life for us all. It couldn't have been easy. I think i am going to call her tell her how much i lover her for all the effort she put in single mother mover with 5 kids no job no family to a new state and made it.