I'm not aware of any current policies that do this other than affirmative action. People get scholarships based on race and gender and other demographics. But I was thinking more of the leftist platforms that are being pushed to add new policies. Especially with things like paying reparations.
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Do you have evidence on scholarships being given solely on race and gender?
Reparations is a tricky one, I could argue both sides.
Do you not believe in the freedom to give your money to whoever you want for them to go to college?
The law says I can't decide not to sell my house to someone bc of gender or race or other demographics. I think that's fair. Why should I be allowed to offer preferential treatment in funding education? That seems to me to be a lot more important.
So you are for government regulating morality and inclusion?
Not broadly. In specific circumstances they do have that role.
But also the DEI movement isn't that type of inclusion
So you accept government intervention as long as it’s to your liking. I’m fine with that conclusion…very subjective but honest.
Lol if that's your interpretation of what I said
There's no argument for reparations. Any amount of money would be symbolic and arbitrary and ineffective at making a true financial difference.
In the short term maybe some people can have some money but when you give people money they didn't earn they never keep it. There's been research studies on that.
It's an empty gesture. It's based on the false premise that America is unique somehow in having fought people for land or having had enslaved people. No one born in America that's alive today has done either.
I have no doubt that it would turn into some out of control spending spree where people receiving money would keep demanding more. Bc that's how people are when they get it.
And I would ask how much money would it take to balance these things out? How much to make past slavery ok? How much to pay for the damages of the trail of tears? Of course the answer is that there's no amount. Which then begs the question what's it for in the first place?
The argument was as you stated towards the end, there is logic and reason behind reparations…yes, still a debate on effectiveness and subjectivity of value loss.
I’d rather distribute reparations to the deserving or even better UBI across the board than cut taxes for the wealthy or bail out corporations that lobby for handouts. And of course working people are going to spend the money that they are allocated. They must in order to survive. No need for a “study”. Also no need for a study to know that the trillions we gave rich folks stayed in their pocket too. They didn’t need it but they use it to acquire capital and rent it back to us.