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    Editorial: Why skeptical Californians should rethink cash reparations for slavery

    According to a new poll, 59% of California voters surveyed do not approve of cash reparations for the descendants of enslaved Black people. When asked why, and given five answers to choose from, most picked this: “It’s unfair to ask today’s taxpayers to pay for wrongs committed in the past.” The poll was conducted by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by The ...
    by Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times Sep 19, 2023 3 minutes
    Los Angeles resident Walter Foster, 80, holds up a sign as the Reparations Task Force meets to hear public input on reparations at the California Science Center in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2022.

    According to a new poll, 59% of California voters surveyed do not approve of cash reparations for the descendants of enslaved Black people.

    When asked why, and given five answers to choose from, most picked this: “It’s unfair to ask today’s taxpayers to pay for wrongs committed in the past.” The poll was conducted by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by The Times.

    That’s concerning, since the state Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom are embarking on the huge task of poring over a 1,000-plus page report

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