When looking at the benefits of giving reparation to individuals, there is no benefit seen. Over the years, educational opportunities have gotten better. Statistics show that the rate of African Americans getting a degree has improved. The “US bureau of labor statistics” shows that in 1992 only 16% of African Americans had a bachelor degree and that in 2009 it increased to 24%. Giving money to certain individuals will not help close the gap between black and whites education. Giving money to one individual only benefits that one person. Some people also think that reparations are not a good idea because it keeps African American as victims. Conservative radio DJ Ed Buggs says “Racism is alive and well. But let’s say tomorrow we get a big fat
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Giving money to certain individuals is not going to help African Americans, furthermore; many people would use the money incorrectly. In “US struggles with slavery’s legacy,” Rob Watson interviews three boys playing basketball,” I want some money for a cell phone,” one said. When arguing to giving reparations to certain families we need to look at how it will benefit them and how they will use it. If we do give money to a few individuals; how will it benefit them? The US has already acknowledges and apologized for slavery, giving money to people won’t benefit them or solve anything; it will only be a short-term resolution for a much bigger problem. Another detail we have to look at is: who is going to pay? The people who are going to pay never owned slaves. Michael Givens said, “Do I owe an apology? My ancestors had slaves. I can’t apologize for those people, and what they were doing was legal when they did it.” If we do enact HR 40, we don’t know whose ancestors actually owned slaves. Nobody who is going to pay for reparations really owned slaves. We do not need to be ashamed of the past as long as we use what happened as reference. Everyone needs to use history or, for example, slavery as a learning tool and not as a means of blaming, guilt, and certainly not as a cash cow. The HR 40 bill is recent “This bill
Giving money to certain individuals is not going to help African Americans, furthermore; many people would use the money incorrectly. In “US struggles with slavery’s legacy,” Rob Watson interviews three boys playing basketball,” I want some money for a cell phone,” one said. When arguing to giving reparations to certain families we need to look at how it will benefit them and how they will use it. If we do give money to a few individuals; how will it benefit them? The US has already acknowledges and apologized for slavery, giving money to people won’t benefit them or solve anything; it will only be a short-term resolution for a much bigger problem. Another detail we have to look at is: who is going to pay? The people who are going to pay never owned slaves. Michael Givens said, “Do I owe an apology? My ancestors had slaves. I can’t apologize for those people, and what they were doing was legal when they did it.” If we do enact HR 40, we don’t know whose ancestors actually owned slaves. Nobody who is going to pay for reparations really owned slaves. We do not need to be ashamed of the past as long as we use what happened as reference. Everyone needs to use history or, for example, slavery as a learning tool and not as a means of blaming, guilt, and certainly not as a cash cow. The HR 40 bill is recent “This bill