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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Johnson’s HUD Is Really FUD

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HUD stands for Housing and Urban Development
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FUD stands for "fear, uncertainty, and doubt" and is a manipulative tactic used to spread negative information and influence perception. It's often used in sales, marketing, politics, public relations, and cults.
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In the signing ceremony for the HUD Act of 1965, Lyndon Johnson promised that it would “become known as the single most valuable housing legislation in our history.”
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What are the results? In 1967 the U.S. homeownership rate was 64%. Nearly six decades and $3 trillion of spending (in 2024 dollars) later, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the home ownership rate is nearly . . . 64%.
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How sad so little has changed in Chicago since Elvis sang:
1969: Elvis' "In The (Chicago) Ghetto" – still applies today
Full screen & sound UP
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ox1Tore9nw
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The InteCity ‘Democrat Centers Of NonLearning’
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-intecity-democrat-centers-of.html
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I’m from the Government and I’m here to Help!
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