Truth Matters
Every few years the subject comes up again in Democrat circles about the need to reimburse today’s blacks for the slave labor of their ancestors. It happened again late last week when Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris came out in favor of our government paying the black community reparations.
There are reasons, however, why such reimbursements don’t make sense. There’s also the question as to who would be expected to pay such reparations if they were levied.
Let’s look at the second question first. Assuming reparations are called for, should government pay the bill, or should those who actually enslaved and ...