HeiressofBickworth
HeiressofBickworth's JournalA lawer for Hobby Lobby proudly stated that
Hobby Lobby pays minimum wages to their workers as required by the various states in which they have stores. To my mind, the decision today amounts to a cut in pay for their female workers who now will have to pay full price for birth control. Way to go HL ---- NOT!
I don't care what their propaganda is
I will NEVER eat anything that came out of the Gulf. The oil tar is layered on the bottom of the Gulf and the water has been treated with millions of gallons of Corexit which is outlawed in Europe as a carcinogen. The liars don't care what happens to your insides -- by the time you get cancer, they will demand proof it was from the spill and good luck with that. Best to avoid anything coming from the Gulf area.
I think the idea of reparations is fraught with problems
How would payments be made, individuals or communities?
If individuals, must they be able to trace their ancestors to slavery in the US.
Not all black people are descendents of slaves -- President Obama isn't, for example.
If not required to trace ancestors to slavery, how would individuals be singled out for payment?
How black do they need to be? President Obama is 50% (one parent).
How about someone who has only one grandparent who is black?
Or one great-grandparent?
If payable to a community, what would be the criteria for the community to be eligible for reparations?
Percentage of black population in the community?
Percentage of black unemployment in the community?
Percentage of black-owned businesses?
My personal preference would be to create scholarships -- full ride -- room, board and tuition -- for kids who graduate from high school.
Or, if the child prefers, full tuition, plus living expense, for a technical or trade school.
A check-in-hand would be gone in no time, but an education would pull people out of poverty for life.
P.S. It occurs to me that some may object to my use of the word "black". My wonderful, but now deceased, friend always referred to himself as black. He and I discussed reparations once. He wasn't sure how it would actually work.
275 troups
the very definition of "slippery slope". I'm so disappointed in the deployment of troops I could cry. Have we learned NOTHING from history? The lesson is: there is no "right" side in a religious war. No matter which side we support, we're wrong.
My recommendation for saving US lives and treasure:
If they are so stupid that they will kill each other over religion, LET THEM. We can negotiate with the winner.
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