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{{quotation|One is hard-pressed to find in the organization's many antipoverty initiatives any programs that address social dysfunctions like illegitimacy and single parenthood. Instead, as Acorn's executive director, Steven Kest, said several years ago, "We are more focused on [[corporate responsibility|irresponsible behavior]] in the corporate sector. I don't think [illegitimacy] comes anywhere close to the irresponsible behavior of people running the largest businesses in this country."<ref name=squash/> }}

{{quotation|One is hard-pressed to find in the organization's many antipoverty initiatives any programs that address social dysfunctions like illegitimacy and single parenthood. Instead, as Acorn's executive director, Steven Kest, said several years ago, "We are more focused on [[corporate responsibility|irresponsible behavior]] in the corporate sector. I don't think [illegitimacy] comes anywhere close to the irresponsible behavior of people running the largest businesses in this country."<ref name=squash/> }}

===Alleged consumer advocacy===

====Alleged 'consumer advocacy'====

As of 2006, Acorn operated in more than 100 cities with a national budget of $37 million.<ref name=squash /> Also, chapters in 700 poor neighborhoods with dues-paying members exceeding 120,000.<ref name="ACORN’s Nutty Regime for Cities"/> Despite what is stated on its official website (''"To maintain independence, ACORN does not accept government funding and is not tax exempt"'' <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081002063115/http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=12342 Who is ACORN?]</ref>), ACORN takes in 40 percent of its revenues from American taxpayers under the guise of consumer advocacy and has leveraged nearly four decades of government subsidies to fund affiliates that promote the welfare state and undermine capitalism and self-reliance.  The rest of its' money coming from left-wing heavyweights like billionaire [[George Soros]] and the [[Democracy Alliance]].<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/10082008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_pro_barack_vote_fraud_drive_132618.htm?page=0 THE PRO-BARACK VOTE-FRAUD DRIVE] [[New York Post]], October 8, 2008</ref>

As of 2006, Acorn operated in more than 100 cities with a national budget of $37 million.<ref name=squash /> Also, chapters in 700 poor neighborhoods with dues-paying members exceeding 120,000.<ref name="ACORN’s Nutty Regime for Cities"/> Despite what is stated on its official website (''"To maintain independence, ACORN does not accept government funding and is not tax exempt"'' <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081002063115/http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=12342 Who is ACORN?]</ref>), ACORN takes in 40 percent of its revenues from American taxpayers under the guise of consumer advocacy and has leveraged nearly four decades of government subsidies to fund affiliates that promote the welfare state and undermine capitalism and self-reliance.  The rest of its' money coming from left-wing heavyweights like billionaire [[George Soros]] and the [[Democracy Alliance]].<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/10082008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_pro_barack_vote_fraud_drive_132618.htm?page=0 THE PRO-BARACK VOTE-FRAUD DRIVE] [[New York Post]], October 8, 2008</ref>

===Campaign to establish a "living wage"===

====Campaign to establish a 'living wage'====

According to [[Steven Malanga]], a contributing editor at ''[[City Journal]]'', the "[[living wage]]" is the group's most successful local issue.<ref name=squash/>

According to [[Steven Malanga]], a contributing editor at ''[[City Journal]]'', the "[[living wage]]" is the group's most successful local issue.<ref name=squash/>