I didn't read the article. If I was going to read something that long, it would be the book that I have at home that I am currently in the middle of.

Now onto the subject, I have a few questions....

1) Money makes everything equal? Let's say that reparations are paid out. This means an end to....racism? This means an end to....thug life? This means an end to....social injustice? I'm curious as to what this payout is to accomplish other than a tangible expression (?) of an apology?

2) Logistically, how are these paid out and from what fund? How is the amount determined? Are older Americans getting paid more, because they have lived through more circumstances? Or maybe based on location? What about if an individual is of mixed heritage? Would people who could "pass for white" get money? We can't even agree on funding means to increase security at our boarder, yet we want to fund the nation's racist past? Would the reparations be taxed? At regular levels? At bonus levels?

3) So if Tax Money is used....what about those who didn't even have ancestors here during the Slavery days? My family wasn't here. It was still in Mexico. My family wasn't involved in setting the "Separate but Equal" laws. They didn't have anything to do with the housing/lending issues.

I'm all for conversation regarding the past, but I'm not sure throwing money at the problem will alleviate anything. In fact, I think the very concept that "money will solve this problem" will actually just exasperate the issue.

~Jeordam