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427. The Pros and Cons of Reparations

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Reparations - The Right Thing to Do

Reparations would require the federal government to take on even more debt than it has lately. Other critiques about reparations include, well, won't it be devisive? Won't you be creating further divisions between blacks and whites by making the point that you're giving a hand out to blacks? Well, if reparations is done correctly, we would have that reconciliation for hamilton. The fact that we don't have it now is, i' reason not to do it. It's even more reason to do it because we need to cleanse our soul. We need to have a more perfect union,. This will lead to greater equity, prosperity and perhaps diffuse some of the cleavages...

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