Social Evaston, Ill. becomes first city to pass reparations

[Hadron90]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/national/evanston-illinois-reparations/2021/03/22/6b5a308c-8b2d-11eb-9423-04079921c915_story.html?outputType=amp

The Evanston City Council approved the first phase of reparations to acknowledge the harm caused by discriminatory housing policies, practices and inaction going back more than a century. The 8-1 vote will make $400,000 available in $25,000 homeownership and improvement grants, as well as in mortgage assistance for Black residents who can show they are direct descendants of individuals who lived in the city between 1919 and 1969.

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The housing money is part of a larger $10 million package approved for continued reparations initiatives, which will be funded by income from annual cannabis taxes over the next decade. Blacks make up about 16 percent of Evanston’s population of 75,000.

Council voted reparations in 8-1. $25k checks to eligible blacks.

 

[Social Distance Warrior]

 

[Ornife]

That's a start. Not enough though.

 

[Misfit23]

That tax is gonna hit this town and it's gonna suck. Time to move to Vancouver, WA.

 

[Sketch]

Oh man this opens up a can of worms

 

[HereticBD]

That 16% is about to turn into 97%.

 

[bobgeese]

What happens when post reparations, all the same problems still exist?

 

[KOByFootStomp]

That 16% is about to turn into 97%.

<puh-lease75>

 

[HereticBD]

What happens when post reparations, all the same problems still exist?

White man's fault.

 

[bobgeese]

That's a start. Not enough though.

 

[kenetics]

They shouldn't cut checks. Reparations should be tied to education of the individual so they can actually improve their earning power which will benefit them in the long run.

Like @bobgeese said, the same problems will exist after that money is spent.

 

[Deleted member 579584]

Miketysonfan after hearing this...

 

[kenetics]

White man's fault.

Poor you?

 

[jrams]

That's a start. Not enough though.

They are getting criticized for it not being enough.

That tax is gonna hit this town and it's gonna suck. Time to move to Vancouver, WA.

Does anyone seriously live in Evanston? It's all professors, college students, and weirdo Bahai temple religious shenanigans.

 

[Seano]

Embarrassing.

 

[ElKarlo]

They shouldn't cut checks. Reparations should be tied to education of the individual so they can actually improve their earning power which will benefit them in the long run.

Like @bobgeese said, the same problems will exist after that money is spent.

I think like college tuition cancellation, just throwing money at a problem will do nothing long term same in this case. As you said it should be tied in ways that better people , as giving money to most people in a lump sum doesn’t do good. Look at most lottery winners

 

[whaleshark]

Almost about time for the Racial Draft

 

[RetiredSlave]

Wade in the water. Nice try 'Murica, cant escape your shadow. I guess we'll see if money solves the issue. We enslave ourselves these days.

 

[THC]

You could call me the N word as many times as you wanted for $25k

 

[GoldenWolf87]

Embarrassing.

This is a bit weird. For what is happening.