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California is weighing handing billions of dollars as reparations to black people, with supporters insisting that such a move will bring down crime rates originating from the community while others warn that reparations remain a “bad idea” economically and socially.
There's a democrat monopoly. will: right. >> and if they do this, remember now that in 2020 we led an effort, i happened to lead it, that resulted in maintaining proposition 209. which says the state shall not discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to anyone based on race, sex, color, ethnicity and so on. will: right. >> that passed 57-43. will: yeah. >> so i think that the legislature which is democrat-controlled would be out of their minds to do this, and those are some smart people. will: yeah. an idea that i think what you're proposing there is one that does not or would not ...
Equal opportunity activist Ward Connerly ripped a California board's claims that offering reparations for descendants of slavery would help curb crime.
Have some problems in the country, and we're working through them. those problems relate to a lot of identities, but this is a bad idea. will: okay, ward -- >> [inaudible] of reparations for the descendants of slavery. what about women? women have had roles to play in our society that have limited their opportunities. people based on sexual orientation, some argue, fits into that category. how about immigrants? recent immigrants? bad idea. will: and is, ward, just so we can put a fine point on it, a goofy idea, a bad idea, in your estimation why? i mean, it's clear, by the way, the state of ca...
A movement toward reparations for black Americans — government payments based on a recipient’s racial lineage — lingered on life support after voters chose Barack Obama for president in 2008