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Re: 40 acres and a mule

Posted By: Joona I Palaste, on host 85.76.152.179
Date: Sunday, September 11, 2005, at 13:57:44
In Reply To: 40 acres and a mule posted by Howard on Saturday, September 10, 2005, at 16:03:31:

> Do you remember reading about the days after the Civil War when word spread that the government was going to provide each freed slave with 40 acres and a mule so that they could be independent a well as free?
>
> It never happened, of course. Probably just a cruel rumor.
>
> The modern version goes like this:
> "The government is going to give each family of survivors a debit card worth $2000." . . . . . . . . . . . . "No, they are not."

No, I never read about it. But now that you mention it, I have to say it kind of sucks. If the government makes such a promise, they should try to keep it.

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Message:	> > Do you remember reading about the days after the Civil War when word spread that the government was going to provide each freed slave with 40 acres and a mule so that they could be independent a well as free? > > > > It never happened, of course. Probably just a cruel rumor. > > > > The modern version goes like this: > > "The government is going to give each family of survivors a debit card worth $2000." . . . . . . . . . . . . "No, they are not." > > No, I never read about it. But now that you mention it, I have to say it kind of sucks. If the government makes such a promise, they should try to keep it.
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