East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for July 6, 2023
Mr. Smith knew that using a charcoal grill in that area was prohibited by the city of Oakland because of the noxious fumes generated by petroleum-based charcoal briquets and lighter fluid. He could have used a propane grill but decided that the rules didn’t apply to him. He chose to make the argument that expecting him to obey the rules had to do with his race and not his air-polluting behavior.
If I may paraphrase, “Why are we contemplating ‘punishing taxpayers‘ for wrongs and harm done by prior generations?”Monetary reparationsare a pricey bad idea1. The June 30 Evains article suggests the cost as $800 billion. The 2022 California census was about 39 million. The financial cost to each man, woman and child would be about $20,500. We cannot afford this. Local governments are hurting for more income and our governor cannot balance the state budget without severe cuts to major programs.
3. California cannot prohibit descendants in other states from moving to and establishing residence in California so as to receive a monetary payout from California taxpayers.“Arctic Sinkholes”
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