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ON MY 'HIGHLAND CLEARANCES' REPARATIONS CHEQUE...

-- "More than 80% of Detroit residents who cast ballots in Tuesday’s general election voted in favor of a proposal to enact some form of repayment to descendants of African slaves in the majority Black city." --
ONE TINY FLY IN THE OINTMENT: -- "The city of Detroit, Michigan, filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy on July 18, 2013. It is the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history by debt, estimated at $18–20 billion." --
The next biggest bankruptcy...
"Jefferson County, Alabama -- $4-billion filing in 2011."