Scaredy: No, not completely unreasonable. But what other things contributed to that situation you reference?

And, your argument presupposes that the $20k check gets spent wisely.

A good friend of mine does scouting/recruiting for a Big Ten school. He has told me, repeatedly, about visiting homes all over the country, where people live in fairly abject circumstances, but there’s a plasma big screen TV, a nice ride outside and the kids are sporting iPhones and expensive kicks.

Problem is more thorny than any of us imagine and my concern would be reparations simply becomes another gubment handout.