California Gov. Gavin Newsom is stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to a proposal by his own reparations task force to pay up to $1.2 million to each Black resident.
Former San Francisco mayoral candidate Richie Greenberg slams Newsom for his failure to act on a variety of issues in California.is in a political no-win situation when it comes to a proposal by his own reparations task force to pay up to $1.2 million in taxpayer money to every qualifying Black resident as a means to atone for slavery and discrimination.
"This has been a fool’s errand from the start," James Gallagher, California Assembly Republican Leader, told Fox News Digital."Democrats have promised the world with this reparations task force, and now the massive taxpayer bill is coming due. Newsom has painted himself into a corner, and he’ll have to choose between signing off on a ridiculous policy that will bankrupt the state or admitting once and for all that this task force was nothing more than a political stunt.
The task force's recommendation breaks payments down by types of historical discrimination. For instance, Black residents affected by redlining by banks would receive $3,366 for each year they lived in California from the early 1930s to the late 1970s, amounting to up to $148,099. In total, from these and other payments included in the plan, a Black Californian who is 71 years old and has lived in California his entire life could receive up to $1.2 million, according to analysis from the New York Times.
Dr. Jovan Lewis, center, listens during as the California Reparations Task Force meets to hear public input on reparations at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.Proponents have called on Newsom to use his authority as governor to unilaterally enact the proposal if the legislature doesn't. The governor risks angering a large constituency if he fails to act, as polls have shown the vast majority of Black Americans support slavery reparations.
"Everyone knew California didn’t have the financial means to pay reparations when this commission was created," said Republican Assemblyman Bill Essayli."Now the Governor has ripped open the painful generational wounds of slavery under false pretenses and false expectations. Why? For cheap political points."
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