Posted on 02/02/2011 5:34:36 PM PST by jazusamo
Race hustlers are shaking down taxpayers for payoffs, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is falling for the scam. The controversy involves a discrimination claim against the USDA for allegedly denying loans because of race. A federal judge approved payments of $50,000 or more based on low levels of proof. This encouraged a mad scramble for cash based on false claims.
The “Pigford Settlement,” an agreement that came out of the original 1997 lawsuit by Timothy Pigford and 400 southern black farmers, resulted from some apparently legitimate instances of discrimination. However, plaintiffs’ lawyers got involved, and the number of supposedly aggrieved farmers grew exponentially. Eventually, more than 94,000 claims were filed even though the U.S. Census Bureau never counted more than 33,000 black farmers in America during the years in question.
In 2007, then-Sen. Barack Obama began working to pass legislation providing even more money for a whole new class of claimants via “Pigford II.” This push ignored fraud in and several convictions over the original settlement, but Mr. Obama was advised his legislation could help him in a Democratic presidential primary fight against then-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. As president, Mr. Obama rammed this new, $4.6 billion boondoggle through Congress during last year’s post-election, lame-duck session.
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because the people do nothing
This and the “Indian farmer” fiasco need to be investigated. This bull**** is costing the U.S. taxpayers billions. The taxpayers deserve to see the bureaucrats responsible for this crap being sentenced to the big house for allowing this to happen. Who are the perps and why aren’t they in prison yet? The taxpayers have a right to know!
That’s correct. President Bush wouldn’t sign the bill for the payout but Obama and the Rats got it through. Don’t know if the new House can stop it and investigate but if they can they’d better.
This Regime has been all about Reparations bundled up in new Lib talk names and words.
When is this wholesale CRAP going to stop? Enough!
This is the change the Liar-in-Chief promised and he and his thug Rats are doing their best to carry it out.
There, fixed it.
Yep, that’s exactly what the USDA is doing.
BTTT
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