Friday, October 1, 2010

The Ali Shamsid-Deen Chronicles: Let the white folks leave Jackson

A Circuit Judge doesn't just handle criminal cases, he must also adjudicate those of an economic nature. JJ posted several columns penned by Hinds County Circuit Judge candidate Ali Shamsid-Deen in the Jackson Advocate. They have been rather interesting to say the least. Here are some choice quotes from a column he wrote on August 6, 1992 that delve more into the economic realm. Enjoy.

"Now about this business of the white folks leaving Jackson if it gets too Black and notice it only gets too Black when they start talking about African-Americans having power. Where would that put us as African-Americans? Will the white folks take the jobs with them if they move? Most of the better paying jobs that are in this city are city jobs, or they are all at the state office buildings dowtown, or the Hinds County administrative offices which are also downtown. There is a city ordinance, which islaw, that requires that a city employee must live in Hinds County. That also includes the police and fire departments. So if the white folks leave and the jobs stay, how will that hurt Jackson's tax base? Will the state legislature move the state capitol, which is Jackson? I don't think so. Jackson is the county seat so the county administrative offices are going to remain in Jackson.

So with the better paying jobs staying in Jackson and the majority of taxes coming from African Americans now, where will this big tax base loss come from?"




10 comments:

Scott Harrison said...

The writer is one of the stupidest people I have ever read. All of the jobs he mentions are government jobs, that produce no income, and mostly no results. He is the type who figures when the people who actually work turn on those who are parasites, the parasties will just sic their dogs on the workers. Bring it on moron.

Anonymous said...

I think he had a crystal ball on this one, although I doubt he anticipated his rhetorical questions to be answered like this.

Anonymous said...

If there were any smart white people left in Jackson, they'd leave.

White folks who choose to remain in that zoo deserve whetever they get.

Anonymous said...

On behalf of us white people left in Jackson:

"It ain't the way I wanted it! I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I'm smart and I want respect!"

Anonymous said...

Does anyone else remember seeing a recent post that said that despite Jackson being a "majority minority" city, only 4% of revenue in Jackson come from African-Americans, and over 50% come from Caucasians, with the rest coming from various business taxes and fees? I don't know the source to back up that claim.

Anonymous said...

I think that it's racial and someone should do something about it what ever happened in 1992 stays in 1992 which is the past this is the future and I bet a lot of white people would like to kick his butt.

Kingfish said...

By the way, came across some old Kamikaze writing for the JA while reading old issues. Fun stuff.

Anonymous said...

Forget race 4:26 PM. Over 40% of Jackson's property tax revenue comes from its Ward 1 cash cow. Add in the originating address of who is paying the sales taxes in the city and you'd come to understand how Jacktown is a three-legged stool with a third leg that gets more bum by the year.

Meanwhile, Harvey Johnson is jumping for joy that he didn't have to right size city government.

Bend over Fondren. Doggy is a good thing.

Anonymous said...

By the way, came across some old Kamikaze writing for the JA while reading old issues. Fun stuff.

Going to post it or pull your punches to reflect your correctness?

Kingfish said...

Tune in and see. ;-)


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