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| − | Acorn now operates in more than 100 cities with a national budget of $37 million. <ref>[http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_wsj-acorn_squash.htm Acorn Squash] WSJ, August 26, 2006</ref> Under the guise of consumer advocacy, this left-wing [[liberal]] group takes in 40 percent of its revenues from American taxpayers and has leveraged nearly four decades of government subsidies to fund affiliates that promote the welfare state and undermine capitalism and self-reliance. <ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/25/the-acorn-obama-knows/ The ACORN Obama knows] Michelle Malkin, June 25, 2008<ref> | + | Acorn now operates in more than 100 cities with a national budget of $37 million. <ref>[http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_wsj-acorn_squash.htm Acorn Squash] WSJ, August 26, 2006</ref> Under the guise of consumer advocacy, this left-wing [[liberal]] group takes in 40 percent of its revenues from American taxpayers and has leveraged nearly four decades of government subsidies to fund affiliates that promote the welfare state and undermine capitalism and self-reliance. <ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/25/the-acorn-obama-knows/ The ACORN Obama knows] Michelle Malkin, June 25, 2008</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:22, October 9, 2008
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN is, according to their website, "a non-profit, non-partisan social justice organization" [1], yet has been mired in the controversy connected with the collapse of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the fall of 2008. ACORN was created as a community organization responsible for registering voters and soliciting donations. It was founded by organizers of Saul Alinsky's Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) [1] One guiding principle of Alinsky's organization is to seek political power by any means necessary that accomplishes the end result. ACORN is notorious for unethical behaviors, fraud, and intimidation. The group considers itself the nation’s largest community organizations and has the full support of Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama. ACORN uses donations for the poor to help power-seeking politicians attain political office.
Consumer advocacy
Acorn now operates in more than 100 cities with a national budget of $37 million. [2] Under the guise of consumer advocacy, this left-wing liberal group takes in 40 percent of its revenues from American taxpayers and has leveraged nearly four decades of government subsidies to fund affiliates that promote the welfare state and undermine capitalism and self-reliance. [3]
References
- ↑ Obama, ACORN, and the churches SperoNews, October 7, 2008
- ↑ Acorn Squash WSJ, August 26, 2006
- ↑ The ACORN Obama knows Michelle Malkin, June 25, 2008