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So, you would be ok with transplanting a chunk of Detroit into your neighborhood? Unless the answer to that question is an enthusiastic yes, then you would be c

So, you would be ok with transplanting a chunk of Detroit into your neighborhood? Unless the answer to that question is an enthusiastic yes, then you would be called a racist. Actually, forget who the people are. Would you be ok with the federal government forcibly disrupting your community and bypassing local governance, to build buildings that nobody asked for, and inviting displaced strangers into your community? And their rationale for this is punitive. They target communities that are deemed to be too homogenous.

infinite8s 7y ago
Again, you have any citation for that? Surely a story as disruptive as you paint it has been covered somewhere.
- apostacy 7y ago
  This took me 15 seconds: https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2016/12/27/westchester-affordable-housing-settlement-finish/95867128/ https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2016/12/2... They do this all around Chicago. The federal government engages in what is essentially balkanization. And people are justified in not being happy about it.
  - learc83 7y ago
    That is not even remotely close to the situation as you described it. Not even in the same ballpark. A private group sued the county after they "collected $52 million in federal development grants by falsely certifying in the grant paperwork that it had analyzed impediments to fair housing." There was a federal development grant that required the county to conduct an assessment of it's zoning policies to determine whether those zoning policies prevented developers from building affordable housing. Many counties have policies like that--minimum square footage, minimum acreage etc... The county lied, said they had conducted this analysis, and collected $52 million. As punishment they were forced to pay back some of the money, and issue permits for 750 affordable homes. Not housing projects. The federal government didn't build any homes, they didn't bus anyone in from 80 miles away. And the primary motivating force for this settlement were local advocacy groups who were arguing against overly restrictive zoning by local government. In fact this entire situation is an example of government overreach in exactly the opposite direction. The local government created a problem, and the Federal government stepped in to provide redress to local petitioners.

infinite8s 7y ago

Again, you have any citation for that? Surely a story as disruptive as you paint it has been covered somewhere.

apostacy 7y ago
This took me 15 seconds: https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2016/12/27/westchester-affordable-housing-settlement-finish/95867128/ https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2016/12/2... They do this all around Chicago. The federal government engages in what is essentially balkanization. And people are justified in not being happy about it.
- learc83 7y ago
  That is not even remotely close to the situation as you described it. Not even in the same ballpark. A private group sued the county after they "collected $52 million in federal development grants by falsely certifying in the grant paperwork that it had analyzed impediments to fair housing." There was a federal development grant that required the county to conduct an assessment of it's zoning policies to determine whether those zoning policies prevented developers from building affordable housing. Many counties have policies like that--minimum square footage, minimum acreage etc... The county lied, said they had conducted this analysis, and collected $52 million. As punishment they were forced to pay back some of the money, and issue permits for 750 affordable homes. Not housing projects. The federal government didn't build any homes, they didn't bus anyone in from 80 miles away. And the primary motivating force for this settlement were local advocacy groups who were arguing against overly restrictive zoning by local government. In fact this entire situation is an example of government overreach in exactly the opposite direction. The local government created a problem, and the Federal government stepped in to provide redress to local petitioners.