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AFFA https://www.dailykos.com/news/AFFA News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Mon, 27 Jan 2020 15:17:37 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 15:17:37 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Checking in on Ben Carson https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/8/6/1687197/-Checking-in-on-Ben-Carson As we are bombarded daily with news stories, it’s hard to keep track of all of the beasts of Satan that now lead our government departments and agencies. Some may be quietly doing more damage than we are aware, so I like to check-in on some of the henchmen, who haven’t been front and center in the news, lately. I started with Ben Carson, the Head of Housing and Urban Development. Mr. Carson, who originally annouced he wasn’t qualified for the job, and is also quoted as saying “Poverty, to a large extent is also a state of mind,” …. is now being attacked by his own party’s conservatives because he hasn’t rolled back the Obama administration policies regarding Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule. This rule was finalized in 2015 and held that, areas receiving block grants must look for patterns of racial bias in local housing and design a plan to rectify the situation. Carson has used the Supreme Court 5-4 decision upholding the validity of claims under the Fair Housing Act, to justifly his position, saying “I probably am not going to mess with something the Supreme Court has weighed in on.” RWNJ are not pleased. However, not all the news is good, as there has been no pushback by Mr. Carson against the 6.2 billion dollar cut to the HUD budget, targeting the elimination of block grants to help rehabilitate homes decimated by the 2008 crash. Perhaps, justified by his comment, “The other thing to keep in mind is that the traditional view of HUD and government , is we ride in on a white horse with a bucket of money and go off to the next thing. That particular model has led us to the point where we have three to four times as many people in need of affordable housing and it’s getting worse.” I have many thoughts about why people “need” affordable housing, and why it got worse, but I will hold my opinion for now. On Monday, Aug 7, Mr. Carson will be in East Chicago with Illinois State Representatives to discuss the fate of the lead contaminated West Calumet public housing complex. The complex was ordered closed a year ago. Scott Pruitt has already indicated this is a priority for the EPA as part of the Superfund Sites clean-up program. If it is to be demolished, it will be the first to be so, under the program. Residents in the area are concerned about the effects the demolition and clean-up may have on the surrounding residential area. So far, they have received no answers. On Tuesday, Carson heads for Cairo, Illinois to see and hear from residents the effects closing the housing complexes, will have on the community. There is a shortage of affordable housing in the area, for those forced to move. Many fear, this will mean the end of the entire city. Mr. Carson, thus far, has not shown any initiative to remedy their situation but has simply declared the city of Cairo is “dying”. That’s it. So, no “white horse” then? Okay, how about a couple of pack-mules? So, Mr. Carson?….”Meh”. May we quote you? Next up Sec. of Agriculture, George Ervin Perdue aka “Sonny” rss@dailykos.com (oldhag) AFFA BenCarson Chicago HUD PublicHousing _1687197 Sun, 06 Aug 2017 14:37:39 +0000 The Ad Jim DeMint Wants Off TV Stations in S.C. https://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/7/28/1114553/-The-Ad-Jim-DeMint-Wants-Off-TV-Stations-in-S-C Tea Party wacko Jim DeMint is mad. Really mad. Why? Because the truth is being plastered on South Carolina televisions. rss@dailykos.com (Jamie Sanderson) AFFA AllianceforFullAcceptance Civil Rights CivilRights Community Culture JimdeMint Recommended SouthCarolina _1114553 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 16:35:27 +0000