Carson likely to roll back housing equality rule

[Jose Garcia]

Source: The Hill

Ben Carson, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), signaled Thursday that he might roll back an Obama administration regulation aimed at reducing housing discrimination in cities.

In an exchange with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the ranking member of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, Carson said he agrees with the spirit of a regulation that puts teeth in the Fair Housing Act -- but not the rule in practice.

"As you probably know, that act says that we want people who are receiving HUD grants to look around and see if they find anything that looks like discrimination, and then we want them to come up with a solution on how to find the problem," Carson, 65, told the panel.

"They’re not responding to people saying there’s a problem, they’re saying go and look for a problem and give us a solution."
Brown was asking about the Obama administration's Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, released in 2015, that has drawn ire from many conservatives and is sure to be a focus of Thursday’s confirmation hearing.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/313970-carson-likely-to-roll-back-housing-equality-rule

[tenorly]

1. Another Samuel Pierce in the making.

The infamous Reagan HUD Secretary who not only supported segregation despite being African-American himself; but used his office to enrich himself and his friends and hangers-on like there was no tomorrow.

The difference is that, unlike the Pierce scandal, there are absolutely no checks and balances to hold grifters like Carson and Trump accountable any more.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Here's the Final Rule, from the Federal Register.

These things start with a preamble that explains the rationale. The actual standards are at the end.

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-07-16/pdf/2015-17032.pdf

[meow2u3]

3. Only Ben Carson doesn't know his ass from his elbow about housing

He's a freakin' retired neurosurgeon! He'd make a better candidate for Surgeon General, BTA, we're dealing with Tramp here.

[Javaman]

5. I wouldnt have him as surgeon general either.

he's a smart neurosurgeon. period.

everything else, he's a functioning idiot.

[pangaia]

6. No he wouldn't either.

As Javaman says below, except for being a neurosurgeon he is a functional idiot.
The guy is shit for brains. And a selfish, shit filled human being.

[pennylane100]

8. I would not trust him in any position of power.

Every time I listen to him, which is not often, I always think there is a screw loose somewhere in his brain. Ironically, his former profession should have allowed him to recognize that trait in his own behavior. Regardless, he should not be in a position of power over other peoples well being, particularly the role that housing plays in a families welfare.

[TeamPooka]

4. If Trump won't rent to black people then neither will Carson. nt

[Doreen]

7. It is going to be Trump and his daddy all over again

but on a much larger scale. I do not think black people will be the only ones discriminated against this time.

[greymattermom]

9. I think they want to discriminate against

unmarried couples, or just unrelated people sharing housing. Good luck with that.