Bush attacks Cities: from the Conference of Mayors. READ PLEASE!

[JanMichael]

This is how the BFEE is proposing to screw cities states and counties by nailing the Community Development Block Grants.

Read the pdf press release here.

From the listserve message:

I think it is important to stress that this isn't just a "restructuring" ... it's the elimination of CDBG (and 17 other programs) to be replaced with something as of yet undefined but certainly at dramatically less funding. It is also clear that the new pool of funding will be much more restricted. I'd also focus on the fact that these funds are used for a wide array of projects and have direct connection to housing and economic development.

The three main threats seem to be:

1. dramatically less money

2. completely new program structure and requirements aimed at limiting access

3. commerce vs. hud oversight brings different program philosophy

and a good fourth point is noting that CDBG $ is used in conjunction with Sec 108 loans and it is far from clear that these new grants will serve the same purpose ... that is, it could not only restrict the flow of funds but also inflict new costs relative to old 108 loans.
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This is serious folks, very serious.

EDIT: I should add that this move is a blatant attempt to crush HUD and larger municipalities who vote Liberal. Their new proposed eligibility criteria will likely disqualify larger places that have huge inequality in wealth. Their "median" incomes will appear too high because of the weight at the top. Places like LA, Chicago, New York will take the hit, places in the underpopulated middle of the country will take the bounty.

This is overt racial, class and political, warfare on a scale that's truly disturbing.


PS EDIT: I just can't make the subject line enticing...I shall try one last time...Should I add abortion to it?

[JanMichael]

1. Kick

nt

[ailsagirl]

2. kick

[ailsagirl]

3. Why doesn't he just drop a nuclear bomb on the country?

Wouldn't that be faster and easier than this death-by-inches???

Come to think of it, that wouldn't do... he likes to know people are suffering. What a heartless bastard.

He's f*ing INSANE

[JanMichael]

5. That wouldn't look good on TV.

Screwing the Poor doesn't matter to Bush supporters, many who are, yep, adversly effected by this crap.

[linazelle]

4. Yep starve the cities which are primarily democratic....and

reward the states where they've stolen governorships and senate seats. And the band plays on...

[tnlefty]

6. kick

kick

[Wind Dancer]

7. This is extremely disturbing.

He has also cut many social programs and replaced them with "faith-based" front groups.

Thanks for posting.

[Stirk]

8. Amazing.

These guys are just shameless.

[Lars39]

9. This administration is lining its ducks up,

when everything is implemented, it is going to send this country into hell so fast that most won't know what hit them.

"Commmunities that are consistently unable to use taxpayer dollars
to meet the accountability measures would stand to lose future funding." It's also tying this into NCLB. :(

Here's the Q and A pages:

http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/news/press_releases/documents/CDBGQA_020805.pdf

[JanMichael]

10. Dismantling the modern nation state.

That's what they're doing. 1932 is their dream.

[Lars39]

11. And our nightmare.

I was thinking maybe before 1900.
I'm not sure that even the Rapture business explains why they think this won't affect them.

[JanMichael]

12. kick

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