The Realities Behind The Black Tax


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Many great authors have described the negative effects of the "Additional TAX" paid by Blacks in America and beyond! This Taxation is largely ignored by national media and serves to only increase the wealth transference from the Black Community to races outside our communities! In fact ..the entire Economy of the United States was built on the backs of African Americans during the formation of our Democracy via the Cotton Explosion in the Mississippi River Delta. This book serves as an advice for every black people now living in America! Get your copy today!




Black Tax


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'The real significance of this book lies in the fact that it tells us more about the everyday life of black South Africans. It delves into the essence of black family life and the secret anguish of family members who often battle to cope.' – Niq Mhlongo A secret torment for some, a proud responsibility for others, 'black tax' is a daily reality for thousands of black South Africans. In this thought-provoking and moving anthology, a provocative range of voices share their deeply personal stories. With the majority of black South Africans still living in poverty today, many black middle-class households are connected to working-class or jobless homes. Some believe supporting family members is an undeniable part of African culture and question whether it should even be labelled as a kind of tax. Others point to the financial pressure it places on black students and professionals, who, as a consequence, struggle to build their own wealth. Many feel they are taking over what is essentially a government responsibility. The contributions also investigate the historical roots of black tax, the concept of the black family and the black middle class. In giving voice to so many different perspectives, Black Tax hopes to start a dialogue on this widespread social phenomenon.




Black Tax


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The real significance of this book lies in the fact that it tells us more about the everyday life of black South Africans. It delves into the essence of black family life and the secret anguish of family members who often battle to cope. - Niq Mhlongo A secret torment for some, a proud responsibility for others, 'black tax' is a daily reality for thousands of black South Africans. In this thought-provoking and moving anthology, a provocative range of voices share their deeply personal stories. With the majority of black South Africans still living in poverty today, many black middle-class households are connected to working-class or jobless homes. Some believe supporting family members is an undeniable part of African culture and question whether it should even be labelled as a kind of tax. Others point to the financial pressure it places on black students and professionals, who, as a consequence, struggle to build their own wealth. Many feel they are taking over what is essentially a government responsibility. The contributions also investigate the historical roots of black tax, the concept of the black family and the black middle class. In giving voice to so many different perspectives, Black Tax hopes to start a dialogue on this widespread social phenomenon.




Understand The Black Tax


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Numerous incredible creators have depicted the adverse consequences of the "Additional TAX" paid by Blacks in America and then some! This Taxation is to a great extent overlooked by public media and serves to just expand the abundance transaction from the Black Community to races outside our networks! Truth be told ..the whole Economy of the United States was based on the backs of African Americans during the development of our Democracy through the Cotton Explosion in the Mississippi River Delta. This book fills in as guidance for each individual of color presently living in America! Get your duplicate today!




The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power


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This Palgrave Pivot offers a history of and proof against claims of "buying power" and the impact this myth has had on understanding media, race, class and economics in the United States. For generations Black people have been told they have what is now said to be more than one trillion dollars of "buying power," and this book argues that commentators have misused this claim largely to blame Black communities for their own poverty based on squandered economic opportunity. This book exposes the claim as both a marketing strategy and myth, while also showing how that myth functions simultaneously as a case study for propaganda and commercial media coverage of economics. In sum, while “buying power” is indeed an economic and marketing phrase applied to any number of racial, ethnic, religious, gender, age or group of consumers, it has a specific application to Black America.




Black Tax


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The Black Tax


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A Comprehensive 5 Stage Business Plan for Reviving the Economic prosperity of Black Communities in America Like my Hometown of Flint MichiganBlack Americans are Taxed everyday of our lives and most of that tax revenue does not return to aid our communities in any positive way. Payroll, state, county, city, property, retail taxes and more... are paid by Black Americans on a yearly basis.This story paints a dark portrait of our economic conditions currently and suggests limitations for our future revival. However, like many things in life..." the darkness actually aids us .......in finding the light in the room".What if we can use A Black Tax...in a positive way? Yes...I am proposing a Self imposed - tax ....offered by a Nation that demonstrates a love for others and community... above individual attainment! "Let's rebuild our own communities"!My humble suggestion to immediately change the economic conditions of the Black Community .......is to Tax Ourselves. We must create the revenue needed for Macro -economic change to Black Communities across America and eventually to the world!Useless political rallies and political Rhetoric will never change our condition!To think that one day..another race of people, is going to have a reversal of direction and give us what we need thru Politics or Government benefits is insane.Insane because..how many times do we have to keep trying the same old plan, and expecting a different outcome? It's not as if we don't want to do something different. The truth is...nobody has a concrete Macro-economic plan to achieve our goals! If u don't believe me, then do as I've done, and research it for yourself. Set appointments to meet local leaders, politicians, Pastors, organizations and others..to ask them about a plan.It's easy to point fingers at others, and blame them for our lack of progress today. Again....Our unique history has been well documented by many authors, yet where are the detailed action plans for moving forward? Black Tax is not a new concept entirely! But then again...the Bible says that there are "No New Things under the Sun".. What once was..will be again.I have researched many investment groups around the country. It is So exciting to see .....the dawning of the Collective Awakening taking place in our communities!My personal view of these groups is that though the concept of Group Economics is "the Solution" for our Community Economic Revival, it must be simple enough for the participants to understand and affordable for all who want to help.Black Tax is a simple plan that allows individuals to invest as low as $100 in a needed community project, yet have equal power within the investment groups!Many times when considering a project involving investments, the poor and disadvantaged have no ability to participate! For black Tax...you may only buy one share of stock per project. So No-One has any power over anyone else and stock options may only be transferred via family inheritance.What do you think the Stock Market is? What do you think Mutual Funds are? What do you think foreign investment groups are? What do you think Communities like "Tulsa Black Wall Street" and "The Ninth Street Business District" here in Arkansas were building ....before their destruction by angry White Terrorist Mobs?Why were white people so mad, and why did they have to destroy these communities in the late 1800's? Because they saw that Black America had finally figured it out...that the only true social right respected in this country is Capitalism!Black buying power has surpassed Trillions of dollars in 2018, yet what good is that if we aren't on the receiving end of that revenue.In fact our contribution to Economies both here and around the world greatly outweigh our percentage of the population racially.Think about it......just by investing an amount that most of us freely Spent this past weekend..... we have the opportunity to demonstrate the Depth of our love for each other and community!




The Hidden Wealth of Nations


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We are well aware of the rise of the 1% as the rapid growth of economic inequality has put the majority of the world’s wealth in the pockets of fewer and fewer. One much-discussed solution to this imbalance is to significantly increase the rate at which we tax the wealthy. But with an enormous amount of the world’s wealth hidden in tax havens—in countries like Switzerland, Luxembourg, and the Cayman Islands—this wealth cannot be fully accounted for and taxed fairly. No one, from economists to bankers to politicians, has been able to quantify exactly how much of the world’s assets are currently hidden—until now. Gabriel Zucman is the first economist to offer reliable insight into the actual extent of the world’s money held in tax havens. And it’s staggering. In The Hidden Wealth of Nations, Zucman offers an inventive and sophisticated approach to quantifying how big the problem is, how tax havens work and are organized, and how we can begin to approach a solution. His research reveals that tax havens are a quickly growing danger to the world economy. In the past five years, the amount of wealth in tax havens has increased over 25%—there has never been as much money held offshore as there is today. This hidden wealth accounts for at least $7.6 trillion, equivalent to 8% of the global financial assets of households. Fighting the notion that any attempts to vanquish tax havens are futile, since some countries will always offer more advantageous tax rates than others, as well the counter-argument that since the financial crisis tax havens have disappeared, Zucman shows how both sides are actually very wrong. In The Hidden Wealth of Nations he offers an ambitious agenda for reform, focused on ways in which countries can change the incentives of tax havens. Only by first understanding the enormity of the secret wealth can we begin to estimate the kind of actions that would force tax havens to give up their practices. Zucman’s work has quickly become the gold standard for quantifying the amount of the world’s assets held in havens. In this concise book, he lays out in approachable language how the international banking system works and the dangerous extent to which the large-scale evasion of taxes is undermining the global market as a whole. If we are to find a way to solve the problem of increasing inequality, The Hidden Wealth of Nations is essential reading.




Who's the Fairest of Them All?


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President Obama has declared that the standard by which all policies and policy outcomes are judged is fairness. He declared in 2011 that "we've sought to ensure that every citizen can count on some basic measure of security. We do this because we recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us, at any moment, might face hard times, might face bad luck, might face a crippling illness or a layoff." And that, he says, is why we have a social safety net. He says that returning to a standard of fairness where anyone can get ahead through hard work is the "issue of our time." And perhaps it is. This book explores what it means for our economic system and our economic results to be "fair." Does it mean that everyone has a fair shot? Does it mean that everyone gets the same amount? Does it mean the government can assert the authority to forcibly take from the successful and give to the poor? Is government supposed to be Robin Hood determining who gets what? Or should the market decide that? The surprising answer: nations with free market systems that allow people to get ahead based on their own merit and achievement are the fairest of them all.




Free the Beaches


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The story of our separate and unequal America in the making, and one man's fight against it During the long, hot summers of the late 1960s and 1970s, one man began a campaign to open some of America's most exclusive beaches to minorities and the urban poor. That man was anti-poverty activist and one‑time presidential candidate Ned Coll of Connecticut, a state that permitted public access to a mere seven miles of its 253‑mile shoreline. Nearly all of the state's coast was held privately, for the most part by white, wealthy residents. This book is the first to tell the story of the controversial protester who gathered a band of determined African American mothers and children and challenged the racist, exclusionary tactics of homeowners in a state synonymous with liberalism. Coll's legacy of remarkable successes--and failures--illuminates how our nation's fragile coasts have not only become more exclusive in subsequent decades but also have suffered greater environmental destruction and erosion as a result of that private ownership.