'Equity' has become liberal speak for racial preferences

 Washington Examiner:

The Biden administration is moving to require state and local governments to submit "equity plans" to the federal government to avoid falling afoul of fair housing rules.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development submitted a proposed rule Thursday that would mandate local governments submit plans and reports relating to civil rights concerns or else risk losing access to federal subsidies.

“This proposed rule is a major step towards fulfilling the law’s full promise and advancing our legal, ethical, and moral charge to provide equitable access to opportunity for all,” said HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge.

The new requirements, part of a rule known as “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing,” are justified as following through on a provision of the 1968 Fair Housing Act that required localities “affirmatively further” fair housing as a response to historical segregation.
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People should be eligible for government-assisted housing based on their income or lack thereof.  The problem is that Democrats seem to think equity is determined by race and not by need.

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