Posted on 07/08/2015 9:31:25 AM PDT by re_tail20
The Obama administration on Wednesday will announce new rules requiring cities to look for racial bias in housing practices in order to promote racially integrated neighborhoods, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
The rules would further the work of the landmark 1968 Fair Housing Act, which made it illegal to refuse to sell or rent a home to a person based on race, religion, gender or national origin.
The Post said cities and towns now would be required to look for patterns of racial bias in local housing, report the results every three to five years and set goals on how to reduce segregation in housing.
Julian Castro, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, will announce the new rules on Wednesday in Chicago, the Post said.
"This is the most serious effort that HUD has ever undertaken to do that," the Post quoted Castro as saying. "I believe that it's historic."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
We ALL would be better off if “root hog or die” had been the catch phrase instead of a “hand up.”
I’m sorry, I have no sympathy for those who are unwilling to help themselves!
We now have multiple generations of entire families on the dole. UNCONSCIONABLE!
I don’t often agree with FDR, but he got this right: “The Federal Government must and shall quit this business of relief.”
When will that happen?
I don’t often agree with FDR, but he got this right: “The Federal Government must and shall quit this business of relief.”
When will that happen?
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When the government goes broke. Of course that will be after they go after everyone’s 401k’s.
I guess I could try to be an optimist. IIRC Reagan got a lot of people off the welfare dole. And in Maine just a few months ago they made people show up to work (picking up litter, etc) if they wanted to collect food stamps. It was amazing how many people got off the program when Maine started enforcing things.
Is he going to desegregate the school his kids go to as well?
“Work for Welfare” works!
If the damn courts would stay out of the way, the problem would resolve!
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