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Singer Lauryn Hill Blames Slavery For Not Paying Her Taxes
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http://hiphopwired.com/2013/05/08/la...es-on-slavery/ “I am a child of former slaves who had a system imposed on them,” the New Jersey native told U.S. Magistrate Madeline Cox Arleo.“I had an economic system imposed on me. Someone did the math, and it came to around $600 million. And I sit here before you trying to figure out how to pay a tax debt?” |
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You can see that there is an issue (as evidenced by sapho's statistics). A historical perspective has been offered as to why these issues exist. Not sure what else you want.... |
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05-09-2013, 12:40 PM | #123 |
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I'm aware of the issues and the statistics. I'm just not aware of how or what "the system being stacked against them" means. Based on the illegality of racial discrimination, it would seem that our historical racial slavery should become less and less of an excuse as time goes on, no?
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So, why do these disparities exist? Coincidence? Is it because blacks are just bad people? Or could the answer be much more complex? What do you think? Seriously, what do you think? I want to know. |
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It's the white man's fault because they're in prison? I guess it's the white mans fault that they have babies and don't raise em. I guess it's the white mans fault that some of them are on welfare. They made these choices, they can live with it. |
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I think it's pretty clear that Black people have a propensity to commit crimes that land them in jail at a higher rate than White people.
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Also, even if these problems do stem from slavery, how in the hell is giving them money going to fix it? How is affirmative action going to fix it? Answer: It's not. It gives no stimulus to change the behaviors causing the problem in the first place. I think that can only be cured over time.
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But you want specifics... Many urban blacks do not have access to quality education at their inner city public schools. That statement is specific. Now, you would probably like to know why inner city schools are bad. Well, there is a very complex answer with a myriad of contributing factors. Many of those factors stem from the historical issues which we have discussed. |
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