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title: "Timeline photos Cori Bush, Congresswoman from St. Louis called for…"
date: 2023-07-04
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships added a new photo.
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# Timeline photos Cori Bush, Congresswoman from St. Louis called for…

*July 4, 2023 · Facebook*

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Cori Bush, Congresswoman from St. Louis called for reparations:\
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\"The Declaration of Independence was written by enslavers and didn't recognize Black people as human.\
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Today is a great day to demand Reparations Now\"\
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Okay, let\'s think about reparations for a minute.\
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If a black man robs a corner store, we don\'t shake down all black people for restitution, right? We try to find the robber, and make him make restitution, right? To do otherwise would be unjust.\
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So, who was responsible for black oppression in the past? Who is responsible for black oppression now?\
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Which party was in control of the South during the slave era? Democrats.\
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Which party was in control of the South during Jim Crow? Democrats.\
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Which party controls the cities where most black people live today? Democrats.\
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Which party controls the failed government schools, and fights tooth and nail to keep black kids trapped there? Democrats.\
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So, here\'s my proposal:\
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1) For the next 100 years, no income tax for black people.\
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2) To make up for the lost tax revenue, increase taxes on anyone who a) belonged to the Democratic party b) is a 1st or 2nd generation descendant of a Democratic party member.\
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Is this perfectly fair? No. Some Democrats played no part in black oppression.\
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However, the cost of the Black Tax Holiday will hit mostly the people who were largely responsible for (and enjoyed the benefits) of slavery and Jim Crow (and their descendants).\
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It will also hit the people who are responsible for police brutality and black poverty in the present (War on drugs, licensure/minimum wage, welfare, zoning.\
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And Democrats today can\'t really complain if reparation claims are laid upon them unfairly\-- after all, they don\'t care that many people not responsible for black oppression would be unfairly taxed under \_their\_ reparation proposals.\
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And unlike other proposals to date, Republicans should be happy to a) reduce the income tax for black people b) increase taxes on Democrats.\
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So, what say you, Democrats? Are you willing to take responsibility for your crimes? And the crimes of your fathers and grandfathers?\
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(Proposal inspired by \@HotepJesus.)
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