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HPXYZ

(11 posts)
Sun Jun 21, 2015, 11:19 PM Jun 2015

HUD must go

I'm usually a fan of president Obama and our government agencies. However, one agency has such enormous problems that it should be shut down completely and that is Housing and Urban Development or HUD. I'm usually an Obama fan but I'm very upset with him over supporting HUD on this.

HUD has a proposal to force section 8 housing into all neighborhoods including the most upscale neighborhoods. This is not cost effective and makes no sense. HUD is overstepping its authority by overruling local zoning laws. It's a terrible idea. The HUD proposal will cost untold billions of dollars which could be put to much better uses in other departments such as science, schools, or building infrastructure.

I'm not against affordable housing, but local communities and not HUD should do it. HUD should be closed down and the government HUD workers should have the option to transfer to other departments.

Rather than this HUD nonsense, how about we have an additional millionaire tax of 10%? That's a simpler and much better and fairer way to spread the wealth.

HUD must go! I usually take the democrat position on issues, but I'm republican on this one issue.

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HUD must go (Original Post) HPXYZ Jun 2015 OP
Mmmmmmm.... alcibiades_mystery Jun 2015 #1
Share? I brought beer! Rhythm Jun 2015 #9
That makes sense MFrohike Jun 2015 #2
"democrat position" getting old in mke Jun 2015 #3
Just curious how this might disrupt gerrymandered districts misterhighwasted Jun 2015 #4
LOL Spazito Jun 2015 #5
HUD just needs good managers RobertEarl Jun 2015 #6
What were the other two departments, Governor Perry? bullwinkle428 Jun 2015 #7
Bazinga! pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #8
Perfect! herding cats Jun 2015 #10

MFrohike

(1,980 posts)
2. That makes sense
Sun Jun 21, 2015, 11:26 PM
Jun 2015

Rather than suggest a change of policy, you say the whole department has to go. That's clearly a reasonable response.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
4. Just curious how this might disrupt gerrymandered districts
Sun Jun 21, 2015, 11:28 PM
Jun 2015

..as applied to elections & voting.

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
6. HUD just needs good managers
Sun Jun 21, 2015, 11:36 PM
Jun 2015

Last edited Mon Jun 22, 2015, 12:10 AM - Edit history (1)

HUD is another fantastic socialist program, the problem is we have money grubbing capitalists too involved in its management.

Bernie will fix it by putting in better managers.

herding cats

(20,049 posts)
10. Perfect!
Mon Jun 22, 2015, 12:13 AM
Jun 2015

Sadly, the OP may have been shown the door before they saw it, but the rest of us thank you!

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