Explanation of San Francisco’s Bold Indemnity Offer

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The national media never stops talking about San Francisco and the reparations it can offer to the affected black residents.

That’s because the reparations offer includes a really big amount – a lump sum payment of $5 million per person, to be exact. But focusing on this figure misses out on a lot of context, history, and hard work.

We talked about why San Francisco developed this plan, what exactly it offers, how the city can pay for it, and whether it is likely to pass.

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