Are you one of those who scoffed whenever the subject of reparations for Blacks has been invoked? We've all, those with common sense, have uttered the words, "Why should we pay for slavery since it has been gone for over 150 years? And the Southern slave owners were Democats to boot.
Well, get over it. Reparations as of today is here if only incrementally. Do not doubt me. It will permeate the rest of society in very short order.
The Covid Relief Bill bypassed White farmers but guess who benefits?
The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that President Biden is set to sign includes billions of dollars in debt relief and other assistance for farmers of color.
But the incorporation of race-based criteria for that relief is leaving other farmers scratching their heads.
"My reaction is, Where did common sense go?" Tennessean farmer Kelly Griggs said. "We can’t strike. We can’t stop. That's the part that really sucks. These people in Washington who make decisions for us and our livelihood have probably never stepped foot on a real farm."
The relief package includes an estimated $4 billion to pay up to 120% of Black, Hispanic, Asian or Native American farmers' outstanding debt as of Jan. 1, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
The package also designates about $1 billion for equity commissions, agricultural training, improved land access and other assistance to advance racial justice in farming.
"By denying or delaying Black farmers the same loans, subsidies and other payments made to white farmers, USDA engaged in systematic racism that led to a dramatic decline in the number of Black farmers. This is not in dispute," John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, told Fox News in a statement before the House passed the relief package on Wednesday.
Black farmers accounted for approximately one-sixth of farmers in 1920, but less than 2% of farms were run by Black producers by 2017, according to USDA data.
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