It was reported recently that a California task force will recommend giving $223,200 each to all descendants of slaves in California to remedy "housing discrimination" between 1933 and 1977. The total cost to California taxpayers would be about $559 billion, or more than California's entire annual budget.
It was reported recently that a California task force will recommend giving $223,200 each to all descendants of slaves in California to remedy "housing discrimination" between 1933 and 1977.
By Hans Bader | January 21, 2021 | 11:23am EST
States have been prioritizing different groups to receive the coronavirus vaccine. (Photo credit: JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)
Oregon plans to give minorities preference over whites in access to the coronavirus vaccine, which is unconstitutional.
After vaccinating healthcare workers, teachers, and seniors, Oregon plans to vaccinate people in communities of color, specifically those most impacted by the pandemic: Black, African-American, Hispanic/Latino/Latinx, indigenous peoples, tribal and urban-based native communities, and Pacific Islanders. ”
It is not clear that Pacific Islanders really are that impacted by the pandemic: one percent of COVID-19 cases in Oregon involve Pacific Islanders, who comprise a bit less than one percent of the state s population. Blacks account for 3% of cases, despite being only 2% of the population. But there is no reason to expect a group s percenta