Price tag on reparations for Black descendants of slaves sparks debate as Democrat proposes $14 trillion

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"Several Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a resolution Thursday seeking to provide $14 trillion in reparations to Black Americans.

Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri unveiled the Reparations Now Resolution in a press conference.

“We know how slavery’s impacts live on today, from the Black-white wealth gap, to voter suppression, to segregation and redlining, to disparities in infant mortality rates and other health outcomes,” she said."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/house-dems-new-proposal-would-give-black-americans-14-trillion-in-reparations/ar-AA1bqQmY

"WASHINGTON (TND) — There’s a renewed and controversial effort in Washington right now to provide reparations for Black Americans and it would come with a hefty price tag.

The authors of a new bill say it should give at least $14 trillion to the descendants of slaves."
https://cbs2iowa.com/news/nation-world/lawmakers-push-for-14-trillion-in-reparations-cori-bush-barbara-lee-black-americans-congress-government-spending-federal-deficit

Tampa man demands $3 million for every Black person in viral video: ‘We have to put White people on notice’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/tampa-man-demands-3-million-every-black-person-viral-video-put-white-people-notice

Rep. Cori Bush says $14 trillion reparations bill will 'eliminate the racial wealth gap'
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-cori-bush-14-trillion-reparations-bill-eliminate/story?id=99390652

Price tag on reparations for Black descendants of slaves sparks debate as Democrat proposes $14 trillion
https://news.yahoo.com/price-tag-on-reparations-for-black-descendants-of-slaves-sparks-debate-as-democrat-proposes-14-trillion-184342584.html

Conservatives Upset by New $14 Trillion Reparations Proposal
https://www.newsweek.com/conservatives-upset-new-14-trillion-reparations-proposal-1801619

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