Today's New York Post notes that the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is suing the federal government for cutting off their funds following the video scandal involving trafficking in the underage sex trade. ACORN claims that it was unfair of the government to cut off funds "without an investigation", and according to the Post "has asked a federal judge in Brooklyn to immediately reinstate the funding to its housing program."
According to the article:
"The suit, filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights, claims poor people will suffer due to the lack of funding.
"ACORN, which is based in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, has received approximately $53 million in federal aid since 1994."
I guess the question I have is, "How many poor people have actually been helped by that $53 million in federal aid, and how much of it has used in ways the taxpayers would not approve of?"
Anyway, lets see what the federal judge in Brooklyn does with this case!
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