The block grant movement was a Nixon device to transition Federal spending away
from uppity community action types towards state and local governments (sweetening
the pot in the process). So you could argue it was a concession to social movements
and a Democrat-dominated Congress.
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> From: Doug Henwood
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> On Jun 24, 2008, at 9:30 AM, Charles Brown wrote:
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> > CB; So, how did Community Develop Block Grants get there in the first
> > place ? Or headstart ?
>
> They came after huge popular mobilizations that threatened systemic
> stability. You may have noticed that we don't have anything
> comparable now.
>
> By the way, the CDBG was created during the Ford administration.
>
> Doug
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