As Newsom and other lawmakers dodge the political hot potato, it’s important that they ask themselves the three key questions above before charting the state’s path on reparations.
As California seriously debates the logic of paying reparations to black Americans, it is important to review the implausibility of a reparations plan.
Although I would likely accept payment should money ever actually be offered (ungallant to refuse, really), reparations are a notably bad idea. As I noted in a recent book chapter, any serious reparations program must confront three tough questions: Who is to get paid, who will be paying out the money, and who is next to be paid.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.
Three Questions That Probably Doom California’s Reparations Push
Wilfred Reilly
As Newsom and other lawmakers dodge the political hot potato, it’s important that they ask themselves the three key questions above before charting the state’s path on reparations.
As California seriously debates the logic of paying reparations to black Americans, it is important to review the implausibility of a reparations plan.
Although I would likely accept payment should money ever actually be offered (ungallant to refuse, really), reparations are a notably bad idea. As I noted in a recent book chapter, any serious reparations program must confront three tough questions: Who is to get paid, who will be paying out the money, and who is next to be paid.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.