Comments on: Paying the ‘Black Tax’

By: apetrainer

apetrainer — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:16:00 +0000

You’re too dumb to walk and breathe at the same time. Just as much as the paltry money you’ve earned with your puny intellect goes to the inbreds of your race (and the republican party, as well) as it does to the mythical lazy black people your idiotic father has convinced you exist in droves in order to counteract the insecurities he knows you were born with.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:01:16 +0000

Black Tax in the uk= black people being charged higher prices than others simply because they are black. Revealed by undercover reporting some years ago. No reference to this online interestingly enough but it obviously exists. Not dissimilar to the fact that women tend to get charged above the odds for services and generally ripped off.

By: Saltine Cracker

Saltine Cracker — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:46:02 +0000

Over 45% of MY income is taken away and given to lazy, uneducated, worthless liberals with a chip on their shoulder for the man who provides it. Flat Tax, Reverse Affirmative Discrimination – then everyone will be equal. We’re all Americans on any other patch of soil… stop acting like you picked cotton for the man… America had the shortest “slavery period” in the history of the world. Why are the Dutch, French, Brits, and the whole of Asia and Africa not being attacked? Try and find your work boots under that pile of DNC propaganda and 40-ounce malt liquor bottles, and GET A JOB. ****

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By: DeVonie

DeVonie — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:36:43 +0000

I think, in this instance, this would be call “The Black Credit” and not hte Black tax. Honestly, there has to be a line line drawn in business.

My issue today is the Black tax. I have worked for my company for 3 years now and been promoted on 3 difference occassions. My last promotion was 1 year ago and I begin to work with the department that would, hopefully grant my new promotion. After a year of working withing 2 departments, with exceptional success, the promotion that I worked for was given to a young white woman by the departments new manager. As a black man, I was hurt. I worked deligently training our new reps (without pay) and maintaing my own team. I helped develop new initiatives that worked and picked up more projects and trainings without sacrificing the position i was hired to do. It’s frustrating to know that a young white woman, without any formal education, can capture position without any training, mentorship or invested time in the department.

I gues Soladad was right. African Amercians with formal educations are only as good as White convicted/recently released men.

I’m sorry fam, I’m venting…..

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:43:53 +0000

In my experience the phrase “black tax” referred to being required to work twice as hard [as whites], usually in the corporation, but I suppose it could apply across the board, to get the same or more probably less recognition, as your white counterpart. Is anyone else privy to that reference?

By: cassandra

cassandra — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:56:15 +0000

I like the name for being scammed as the “Black Tax”, and indeed it does occur in other cultures ethnic groups as well.

BTW, posted a comment at Leonard Pitts column about the “…phony white victimshood” article. Thanks for your site and obvious ability to read intelligently.

By: Duane

Duane — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:33:00 +0000

black has nothing to do with it,

No doubt. I was only referring to this as a ‘black tax’ simply as it relates to our culture. Yeah, I have seen this same thing happen in other cultures as well.

By: Purple Avenger

Purple Avenger — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 03:17:04 +0000

There is a certain type of personality, black has nothing to do with it, who pushes on kindness and generosity until the giver realizes they’re just being gamed.

These are the same people who borrow your tools and never return them, or bring them back broken. The same people who circle like vultures after a family member dies offering stories about how so and so always promised me the whatever, hoping to scam free furniture.