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Keyes has plan for reparations - He would exempt blacks from taxes
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Aug 17, 2004 09:07pm |
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| Category | General |
| Media | Newspaper - Chicago Tribune |
| News Date | Tuesday, August 17, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Prompted by a reporter's question, Keyes gave a brief tutorial on Roman history and said that in regard to reparations for slavery, the U.S. should do what the Romans did: "When a city had been devastated [in the Roman empire], for a certain length of time--a generation or two--they exempted the damaged city from taxation."
Keyes proposed that for a generation or two, African-Americans of slave heritage should be exempted from federal taxes--federal because slavery "was an egregious failure on the part of the federal establishment." In calling for the tax relief, Keyes appeared to be reaching out to capture the black vote, something that may prove difficult to do, particularly after his unwelcome reception at the Bud Billiken Day Parade Saturday.
Obama responded to Keyes' comments by saying that the "legacy and stain of slavery is immeasurable," but that he did not believe that the form of reparations backed by Keyes was the proper method to repair that damage.
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