06-25-2019, 09:48 AM
(06-25-2019, 09:11 AM)Maggot Wrote: How bout they build some Casino's and not have to pay taxes? They could pull together in a civil group and come up with a peaceful group willing to work hard and accomplish what the Indians did without fighting.
If African American individuals had been given the 40 acres of land they were promised as compensation after being freed from slavery, some kind of reparation through tax free status to businesses operating on the land might be a consideration.
But, they weren't and they don't possess sovereign land upon which to build, like Native Americans do. African Americans also haven't received financial reparations from the federal government to kick start such a business venture like Native Americans have.
But, something along the same lines isn't out of the question, I guess. For example, perhaps U.S. land with good marijuana growth potential could be allotted to African Americans to start businesses, with government training and start up funding. The African American owned businesses would keep the profits and pay some tax, which would go to funding economic development and educational opportunities for impoverished African Americans.