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Jul 15, 2014 Letters
DEAR EDITOR,
While I agree that there is a need for reparation for slavery, I have no idea (nor do I think does anyone else) of how much is equitable.
Assuming that it is agreed to pay reparation, the very most each person aggrieved would get is about US$12,000 for 25 years which amounts to US$300,000 per person. You are not going to get more, as you yourselves were not actually enslaved, so you cannot claim compensation for hurt feelings, etc.
Out of that US$300,000 you would need to take out Taxation. Then subtract for Food, Clothing and Housing. That would leave about US$25,000 per person.
There are about 300,000 African Guyanese in Guyana. So, the total amount would be about US$7.5Bn.
Are African Guyanese going to say that this is an equitable amount or not?
This is just my guess. Wait until a claim is actually put in, they would probably knock down that figure.
Sean McLean
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