Federal desegregation efforts are a failure
What world do you live in (“Will Carson’s HUD stop desegregation?”)? The mobility program has only succeeded in destroying every neighborhood that has been invaded by “poor, almost exclusively black families” that have been moved to the suburbs.
Property values in these neighborhoods have plummeted. Homebuyers no longer seek these areas. Homes for sale are almost exclusively bought by speculators whose only intention is to rent to Section 8 tenants.
Years ago, we used to call this blockbusting. When will The Sun’s editorial board realize that this social engineering is a failure? Michael Herdock, Middle River
Carson is unqualified to lead HUD
Exactly what are Ben Carson’s qualifications to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“Carson to be named HUD secretary,” Dec. 5)? That he lived in an urban area and has “concerns” about our cities?
We have the least qualified person in history set to be president appointing the least qualified person to ever run a Cabinetlevel position.
Talk about the blind leading the blind! Jon Jacobson, Ruxton
Carson gets the real problem in urban America
I supported Ben Carson for president due to his good moral character, obvious intelligence, life achievements and good temperament. I consider him smarter than anyone on your editorial board. In your editorial about his appointment as secretary of Housing and Urban Development (“Will Carson’s HUD stop desegregation?” Dec. 6), you made a point about looking at hard statistics to help kids grow into productive citizens. You ignored the unpleasant statistics about the outcome for kids born to young, undereducated girls in homes without fathers. A big part of the solution is a four-part program for life. This is: first, finish your education (at least high school); second, get a job; third, find a mate and get married; fourth, have the children you can afford to support. Do not do it out of order.
When children arrive as the first step rather than the last, the cycle of poverty is likely to repeat itself. Public assistance and housing vouchers are only Band-Aids for a serious hemorrhage in our values system. Please don’t blame Dr. Carson for a problem your paper and our society at large will not address. John C. Foertsch, Perry Hall