Reparations for Slavery

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Introduction
Pros
- Pro 1: Slavery spurred giant wealth disparities that should be addressed with reparations.
- Pro 2: Slavery left Black communities with a “slave health deficit,” which should be addressed with reparations.
- Pro 3: There is government precedent for paying reparations to the descendants of slaves and to other groups.
Cons
- Con 1: No one currently living is responsible for righting the wrongs committed by long-dead slave owners.
- Con 2: Reparations are demeaning to Black Americans and would further divide the country along race lines.
- Con 3: Reparations would be too expensive and difficult to implement.
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