Black Americans should receive $333k each in ‘creative’ slavery reparation scheme, says Democrat

A bill that could see Black Americans receive a $14 trillion slavery reparation scheme is being backed by a New York ‘Squad’ lawmaker.

Jamaal Bowman, a Democrat and member of the informal lawmaker group ‘The Squad,’ has advocated for a bill introduced in the House that seeks recognition from the federal government of the lasting harm Black Americans endure due to slavery and hopes to create a $14 trillion reparations programme, according to The Journal News.

Thebill is currently titled ‘H.Res.414 — “Recognising that the United States has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on the lives of millions of Black people in the United States.’”

The bill states that the large number would “eliminate” the racial wealth gap that currently exists between Black and White American citizens.

A rough estimate found that the reparations could amount to around $330,000 per person, based on the 2020 census that said 41.1 million people identified as Black or African American alone population, accounting for 12.4 per cent of the population.

While $14 trillion sounds like a lot of money, Mr Bowman said there are “creative ways” to go around every citizen entitled to the reparations to get what they are owed.

“Who says the $14 trillion needs to be paid out in one shot?” said Mr Bowman, according to The Journal News.

“It might be possible for it to be paid out over 5 or 10 or 20 years. You could take that $333,000 and break it up into monthly checks over X amount of time. There are creative ways to do the right thing and do what needs to be done.”

For Mr Bowman, discussions around reparations should also include aspects of American society, such as housing, mass