The Leftist New York City Council has just overwhelmingly voted on legislation to spend millions to investigate whether to institute reparations for black New Yorkers.
City lawmakers passed a controversial bill Thursday to create a reparations task force in New York City — which could lead to proposals to spend billions in taxpayer money as compensation for slavery and racial injustice.
The legislation was approved 41-8 before the full council on Thursday, with its sponsor, Council Member Farah Louis (D-Brooklyn), calling it a “monumental step” to pay back “injustices that have plagued our society for centuries.”
“This is a matter of morality and justice, equality and equity,” Louis said.
Among the 8 lawmakers who voted against the bill, David Carr (R-Staten Island) told the Post that the idea of tax payers having to pay reparations is “insulting.”
“No one currently living in our city had anything to do with the evils of slavery and the vast majority of New Yorkers are descendants of immigrants who came after it was abolished,” he said.
Robert Holden (D-Queens) said the legislation is a “Pandora’s box” which will lead to an “endless parade of historical grievances.”
“Taxpayers have