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Originally Posted by I Man Rastafari
it is a great mystery
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Fortunately one that's easy to clear up!
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Originally Posted by I Man Rastafari
Babylon became wealthy by enslaving African Black men.….by providing just reparations.….everyone will be more content.
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Although I'm not Babylonian (and note from the following chart that Iraq is not a major contributor) nevertheless the benefit of "reparations" seems difficult to discern.
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http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/documentupload/2%20Africa%20-%20Development%20Aid%20at%20a%20Glance%202016.pdf
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"Reparations" paid in 2014. . .$54,193,000,000
. . .Assuming purchasing power parity the following figures would apply:
. . . . . . . .1901 - 2000..$5,419,300,000,000
. . . . . . . .2001 - 2013. . .704,509,000,000
. . . . . .. . . . . .2014. .. .54,193,000,000
. . . . . .. . . . . .2015. .. .55,276,860,000
. . . . . .. . . . . .2016. .. .56,382,397,200
. . . . . .. . . . . .2017. .. .57,510,045,144
. . . . . .. . . . . .2018. .. .58,660,246,046
. . . . . .. . . . . .2019. .. .59,833,450,967
. . . . . . . . . . .TOTAL..$6,465,664,999,357
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That's about $6˝ trillion
excluding infrastructure spending during the 19th century and allowing for recent inflation averaging 2%
pa as shown. When do the reparations stop and when do the benefits start accruing?