tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906854738305262612.post8053095125207790560..comments2024-01-16T13:45:18.658-06:00Comments on The North Coast: Acorn Housing: Housing Assistance For the Poor or Bailouts For the Affluent Greedy?The North Coasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14292115710427172625noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906854738305262612.post-24055286812869844572008-02-15T10:49:00.000-06:002008-02-15T10:49:00.000-06:00If you follow my title link, you will get to ACORN...<I>If you follow my title link, you will get to ACORN, www.acorn.org, the parent organization. </I><BR/><BR/>That's fair. But then you should probably change your headline to not say, "ACORN Housing." Further... you never linked to the NY Times article, so there was nothing to look at to determine who was actually helping Harris. After looking at the article, it clearly states that ACORN Housing was who helped her, not ACORN.<BR/><BR/>Further... the announcement that you point to says nothing about Brenda Harris. It simply says that ACORN and Countrywide have reached an agreement. The agreement with COuntrywide is about raising industry standards, not about helping Harris get a new mortgage.<BR/><BR/>The two articles are pretty clear. ACORN reached a deal with Countrywide to raise industry standards. ACORN Housing assisted Ms. Harris in keeping her home. <BR/><BR/>Further... I know for a fact that ACORN will assist a wide range of people with their mortgage/housing issues. They also continually help low and middle class income individuals and families into homes through facilitating affordable mortgages. <BR/><BR/>And you like to claim that ACORN isn't doing anything about utilities. You did it on Craig's blog today, even after I pointed out a clear example of them doing exactly what you claim they don't.<BR/><BR/>Further... ACORN Housing's focus is on home ownership, and they assist people with matters related to that.<BR/><BR/><I>There, you see that Ms. Harris is being assisted in keeping to help middle-class homeowners keep their houses, so she is NOT an "isolated case".</I><BR/><BR/>I don't even know what this sentence means. But with that said, you are pointing to one middle class income case and using it to assert that ACORN doesn't help poor people. That would fail Logic 101. First of all, ACORN Housing fully admits to assisting BOTH low and middle class income individuals and families. So it is perfectly inline with their mission and values. Second, assisting a middle-class individual does not equate with not assisting lower-class individuals. But you probably already know that.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03644042937287618954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906854738305262612.post-81558088360409279512008-02-13T17:27:00.000-06:002008-02-13T17:27:00.000-06:00Yowza!Good stuff!Yowza!<BR/><BR/>Good stuff!chicago pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055796523227869734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906854738305262612.post-12719859994344416082008-02-13T05:36:00.000-06:002008-02-13T05:36:00.000-06:00Sorry, but you are the one who needs to do researc...Sorry, but you are the one who needs to do research.<BR/><BR/>If you follow my title link, you will get to ACORN, www.acorn.org, the parent organization. <BR/><BR/>Right there, on the home page, is a big announcement, PRESERVING HOME OWNERSHIP-ACORN and COUNTRYWIDE FIND SOLUTIONS FOR BORROWERS.<BR/><BR/>Continue to read the article on their site, "Acorn and Countrywide Announce Agreement to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure". There, you see that Ms. Harris is being assisted in keeping to help middle-class homeowners keep their houses, so she is NOT an "isolated case". <BR/><BR/>This is not ACORN housing. This is the parent organization ACORN, so I am correct. <BR/><BR/>Before you contribute again, you might, if you truly care about assisting the genuine needy, write to these people and demand that they save their efforts and funds for the truly needy, and the best thing they could do for middle-class morons over their heads in overpriced houses is to "assist" them in squaring with reality and help them into rental apts they can afford.The North Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292115710427172625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906854738305262612.post-88421719985786252152008-02-12T22:41:00.000-06:002008-02-12T22:41:00.000-06:00First... ACORN Housing and ACORN are two separate ...First... ACORN Housing and ACORN are two separate organizations, though ACORN Housing did come out of ACORN and they still work closely together. <BR/><BR/>Second... ACORN and ACORN Housing has been been very active for years on utility rates and taxes. You can read some of the information by doing some really simple research. Or I can just do it for you - look <A HREF="http://acorn.org/index.php?id=2636" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>Third... you are taking one isolated example to claim that ACORN cares more about the "affluent greedy" than they care about "the poor."<BR/><BR/>Fourth... ACORN and ACORN Housing have been very active in low income neighborhoods in Chicago, helping many low income people both get into homes and stay in their homes. BUT... for the most part, people have to go get help from ACORN Housing. And a very wide range of people use ACORN Housing's services.<BR/><BR/>I think that you are justifiably pissed about what happened during the Moore/Gordon race. But you really should not base an attack on one isolated story and poor/no research.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03644042937287618954noreply@blogger.com