Post by jimpres on Sept 28, 2008 11:56:26 GMT -7
Kai,
Here is about us for ACORN, Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
Who is ACORN?
ACORN is the nation’s largest grassroots community organization of low- and moderate-income people with over 400,000 member families organized into more than 1,200 neighborhood chapters in 110 cities across the country. Since 1970, ACORN has been building community organizations that are committed to social and economic justice, and won victories on thousands of issues of concern to our members, through direct action, negotiation, legislative advocacy and voter participation. ACORN helps those who have historically been locked out become powerful players in our democratic system.
Community organizing: Each of the 1,200 local ACORN neighborhood chapters in 110 cities and 40 states brings neighbors together to work for stronger, safer and more just communities.
Issue campaigns: Each ACORN office carries out multiple issue campaigns. ACORN members across the country work to raise the minimum wage or enact living wage policies; eliminate predatory financial practices by mortgage lenders, payday lenders, and tax preparation companies; win the development of affordable housing and community benefits agreements; improve the quality of and funding for urban public schools; rebuild New Orleans; and pass a federal and state ACORN Working Families Agenda, including paid sick leave for all full time workers.
A recent study shows that our issue campaign victories have delivered approximately $15 billion in direct monetary benefits to our membership and constituency over the past 10 years.
Service delivery: ACORN and its allied organizations provide extensive services to our members and constituency. These include free tax preparation focusing on the Earned Income Tax Credit; screening for eligibility for federal and state benefit programs; and, through the ACORN Housing Corporation, first time homeowner mortgage counseling and foreclosure prevention assistance, and low income housing development.
Ballot initiatives: ACORN-backed ballot-initiative campaigns in 2006 helped raise the minimum wage in Ohio, Arizona, Missouri and Colorado, working with community-faith-labor coalitions on successful campaigns in each state.
Voter participation: Since 2004, ACORN has helped more than 1.7 million low- and moderate-income and minority citizens apply to register to vote.
ACORN is a non-profit, non-partisan social justice organization with national headquarters in New York, New Orleans and Washington, D.C. To maintain independence, ACORN does not accept government funding and is not tax exempt.
Kai you can listen to the discussion on ACORN and decide for your self if it is bi-partisan
As for liberals or conservatives. If they made a mistake they should own it. Neither are saints. It takes two to tango.
I just point out hopefully the truth at written and recorded.
FDR in 1933 separated the banks and the large lending institutions
Clinton in 1996 repealed that bill and let the two organization intwine. Yes the bill was drafted by a Republican at Clinton's request.
The Fannie and Freddie took over and issues sub prime loans commonly call
NINJA loans No Income No Job Approved. And you know the CEOs of Fannie and Freddie.
Now we pay for it
Now Bush is trying to scare us with we must do it of we fail and the world fails. No one actually knows what will happen if we don't pay.
WaMu failed Wachowia is next and a large bank in Amsterdam is on the brink. Fortis is the bank name.
Maybe liberal is a bad term here but for those who want to give away my money and estabilsh socialism those folks use the term that suits you. Marx, Engel or what ever.
Here is about us for ACORN, Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
Who is ACORN?
ACORN is the nation’s largest grassroots community organization of low- and moderate-income people with over 400,000 member families organized into more than 1,200 neighborhood chapters in 110 cities across the country. Since 1970, ACORN has been building community organizations that are committed to social and economic justice, and won victories on thousands of issues of concern to our members, through direct action, negotiation, legislative advocacy and voter participation. ACORN helps those who have historically been locked out become powerful players in our democratic system.
Community organizing: Each of the 1,200 local ACORN neighborhood chapters in 110 cities and 40 states brings neighbors together to work for stronger, safer and more just communities.
Issue campaigns: Each ACORN office carries out multiple issue campaigns. ACORN members across the country work to raise the minimum wage or enact living wage policies; eliminate predatory financial practices by mortgage lenders, payday lenders, and tax preparation companies; win the development of affordable housing and community benefits agreements; improve the quality of and funding for urban public schools; rebuild New Orleans; and pass a federal and state ACORN Working Families Agenda, including paid sick leave for all full time workers.
A recent study shows that our issue campaign victories have delivered approximately $15 billion in direct monetary benefits to our membership and constituency over the past 10 years.
Service delivery: ACORN and its allied organizations provide extensive services to our members and constituency. These include free tax preparation focusing on the Earned Income Tax Credit; screening for eligibility for federal and state benefit programs; and, through the ACORN Housing Corporation, first time homeowner mortgage counseling and foreclosure prevention assistance, and low income housing development.
Ballot initiatives: ACORN-backed ballot-initiative campaigns in 2006 helped raise the minimum wage in Ohio, Arizona, Missouri and Colorado, working with community-faith-labor coalitions on successful campaigns in each state.
Voter participation: Since 2004, ACORN has helped more than 1.7 million low- and moderate-income and minority citizens apply to register to vote.
ACORN is a non-profit, non-partisan social justice organization with national headquarters in New York, New Orleans and Washington, D.C. To maintain independence, ACORN does not accept government funding and is not tax exempt.
Kai you can listen to the discussion on ACORN and decide for your self if it is bi-partisan
As for liberals or conservatives. If they made a mistake they should own it. Neither are saints. It takes two to tango.
I just point out hopefully the truth at written and recorded.
FDR in 1933 separated the banks and the large lending institutions
Clinton in 1996 repealed that bill and let the two organization intwine. Yes the bill was drafted by a Republican at Clinton's request.
The Fannie and Freddie took over and issues sub prime loans commonly call
NINJA loans No Income No Job Approved. And you know the CEOs of Fannie and Freddie.
Now we pay for it
Now Bush is trying to scare us with we must do it of we fail and the world fails. No one actually knows what will happen if we don't pay.
WaMu failed Wachowia is next and a large bank in Amsterdam is on the brink. Fortis is the bank name.
Maybe liberal is a bad term here but for those who want to give away my money and estabilsh socialism those folks use the term that suits you. Marx, Engel or what ever.