ACORN Grassroots Democracy Campaign

The people, these movements, are the future of this country. It's difficult to be born in the most elitist, capitalist nation in the world, but the efforts to counteract this system are well worth it. Once a social consciousness begins to predominate in the population, manifestations fighting for socio-economic equality will be seen, not only as necessary, but as simple acts of common sense.

The Republicans have focused on deriding ACORN and tying it in to voter supression efforts. I can't help wonder why they act so threatened by people in the communities organizing themselves to address issues in the communities.

I LOVE ACORN! we need acorn to focus on using it's power and influence to organize the poor in to local ,state, and national community congresses. and help them to organiz in their own areas, this will empower the masses and unite a diverse "we the people" whose local community congress can train and teach concepts.
once the communty congresses are set up nation wide, we call a national congress to bring them all to order and decorum. the Genesee county community Congress of Flint Michigan.

You, my friend are wrong. Not ALL right winged people are RICH, as Obama and the Drive By Media have made you believe.

ACORN is not disrupting the tea parties. Until a producer from Fox News called last week we didn't even know they existed. We are organizing our own events to support the priorites in the current budget resolution.

Also, I don't know if you knew this about the recovery package, but it cut taxes for 95% of the taxpayers in the country. It is now showing up in my paycheck. So I don't know what you mean about tax increases.

FUTURE Tax Increases. Why on the same day? Tax Day? That is kinda weird.. AND- what about the rich? THey are getting huge tax increases. Yeah. Unfair. Increases are coming. And did you ever think about how Obama's Energy plan comes with punishing people who use Nuclear power plants and Gas And Coal? Punishing Is Raising taxes. and gas and coal provide for a huge amount of the nation's energy. I will compliment, however, that most organizations would just delete my comment.

I think we both chose Tax Day for obvious reasons. It is tailor made for rallies about government spending priorities. We just disagree about those priorities.

I will say that as an organization of low and moderate income families we have an orientation towards policies that improve their daily lives. Rich people have plenty of friends and plenty of power and can advocate on their own behalf. We're advocating for the rest of us.

We also disagree that taxes are punishment.

Depends on what help you are talking about. Some of it comes from changes in the bankruptcy laws that allow judges to adjust the terms of the mortgage, just as welathy people can do with their second houses and yachts. In this case the money comes from the borrower.

Some of it comes from specific funds that can be used to assist homeowners with their payments. In this case the money would come from the government.

And a lot of it is still up in the air.

As for the government funds, that is essentially going to the tax payers. So for those who pay their mortgage on time, now they have to shoulder the burden of those who don't. I think that is unfair.

As for foreclosure victims, I'm trying to see them in that light with all the predatory lending practices that have happened. In the same sense, why did they bite off more than they could chew?

Gov't funds: true. But I'd rather see some of it go to homeowners who are losing their homes than the bankers to pay for their bonuses for making the bad loans in the first place.

It is undoubtedly true that many people bit off more than they could chew, but the majority of folks in this situation were the victims of a set of practices that emphasized quick profits over the ability to pay. ACORN fought those practices for a decade, but the industry always blocked needed reforms. And here we are