re: Reparations - Do Black Americans now owe White Americans?

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Take total # of slaves in US from 1776 to 1860

Attribute inflation adjusted minimum wage to 90% of them
10% get the inflation adjusted hourly wage for skilled labor.

After determining average life expectancy, adjust for:

First 5 years of life as non-productive.

Last 5 years of life at reduced productivity (50%)

THIS GETS YOU WHAT IS OWED TO BLACKS

Now, subtract:

1) Capital investment (purchase of slaves) - typically in gold/specie

2) Inflation adjusted cost of:

a) housing
b) food
c) clothing
d) healthcare
e) "maintenance" during first 5 and last 5 years (at 50%).

3) Lost economic impact and opportunity for the 600k KILLED in the fight for their freedom.

The math ain't gonna math for blacks.

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What about the black slave owners? Yes, there were many.
How many blacks came to the US as a free person of color? never enslaved.
How many lightly colored citizens pretend to be black? (see Kamala)
Weren't the slaves caught and sold by neighboring tribes? Yes, they were.
Only 5-8% of citizens owned any slaves.
The large slaveholders went broke after the civil war and lost most of their wealth.