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[–]EternalSunset[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

They start on purpose with outrageous proposals that will never get accepted, that way when they actually institute "reparations" and it's "just" 500 dollars a month people will see it as more reasonable. Moving the Overton Window 101.

[–]1Icemonkey 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

this^

[–]brimshae 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

it's "just" 500 dollars a month

The proposal is, IIRC, already only $250 a month.