From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/6/2026 1:46 PM, Wilson wrote:   
   >   
   > "An ordinance creating a reparations fund for Black residents in San   
   > Francisco has finally been signed into law, but the program lacks an   
   > identified source of funding. Mayor Daniel Lurie has stated that no city   
   > funds will be used, (even though he signed the law!) emphasizing the   
   > fund's reliance on private donations...none of which have been received.   
   >   
   You just can't make this stuff up!   
      
   San Francisco has formally established a reparations fund for Black   
   residents. Except the City has a  $1 billion budget deficit.   
      
   The ordinance was passed, but no immediate cash payouts for initiatives   
   like $5 million per person!   
      
   Wait! What?   
    >   
      
   > In other words, no one who pushed this preposterous idea forward has   
   > pledged a penny toward its practical implementation. I refer   
   > specifically to the philanthropists on The San Francisco Board of   
   > Supervisors: The 11-member star chamber who unanimously approved the   
   > legislation on December 16, 2025. More specifically, I refer to   
   > Supervisors Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar,   
   > Sauter, Sherrill, Walton, and Wong.   
   >   
   > The San Francisco Human Rights Commission is now tasked with overseeing   
   > this fund, which is intended to accept private donations to support   
   > recommendations from the African American Reparations Advisory   
   > Committee. Again - no many has been contributed. Not a penny. But the   
   > city has already spent approximately $217,000 on stipends for the   
   > reparations committee members who developed the proposal.   
   >   
   > If you think the whole thing sounds merely crazy, consider the math. The   
   > major cost component of the proposal is the $5 million payment for each   
   > black citizen who is 18 years or older. The Census Bureau estimates   
   > there are 35,445 individuals who are 18 years or older, given the age   
   > distribution of the African American population. Eligibility for the $5   
   > million payments is very broad so we can assume that all African   
   > Americans 18 years and older currently living in the city will be   
   > eligible for these payments. Paying $5 million to 35,455 individuals   
   > totals about $175 billion. To put this in perspective, the city’s budget   
   > for the current fiscal year is $14 billion, while this proposed sum   
   > exceeds the current state budgets of all US states except for   
   > California, New York, and Texas.   
   >   
   > Again, I’m not sharing this to start a conversation about the wisdom or   
   > the folly of reparations. I’m sharing this to further illustrate the   
   > rank hypocrisy of our elected officials, and their endless desire to be   
   > celebrated by the people who voted them in. Today, those people are   
   > congratulating themselves for establishing a fund that absolutely no one   
   > is funding - including them."   
   >   
   > - Mike Rowe   
      
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