California reparations amount, if any, left to politicians
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The leader of California’s first-in-the-nation reparations task force on Wednesday said it won’t take a stance on how much the state should compensate Black residen…
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Reparations for Black Californians could top $800 billion
Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh ·
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California reparations amount, if any, left to politicians
The preliminary estimate is more than 2.5 times California's $300 billion annual budget, and does not include a recommended $1 million per older Black resident for health disparities that have shortened their average life span.
It could cost California more than $800 billion to compensate Black residents for generations of over-policing, disproportionate incarceration and housing discrimination.
Paying reparations to black residents could cost California over $800 billion, putting the state more than 2.5 times over its annual budget amount, according to economic analysts.
Activists demanded California pay millions of dollars to each Black resident in reparations, dismissing payments of $5 million per person as "nothing" and "too little."
California's reparations task force was informed that compensating Black residents with reparations would cost the state $800 billion, according to economists they consulted.
The preliminary estimate is more than 2.5 times California's $300 billion annual budget, and does not include a recommended $1 million per older Black resident
California owes up to $800 billion and counting to its black residents, according to economists advising the state panel in charge of a race reparations plan.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The leader of California’s first-in-the-nation reparations task force on Wednesday said it won’t take a stance on how much the state should compensate Black residen…
