ACORN = liars and cheats

They attack WalMart, they campaign for minimum wage, but....they don't want to pay it themselves. If their employees try to unionize, they are fired. Wearing the mask of 'common good', groups like ACORN are simply pursuing their own gain by working the system and cheating. They are the real life villains of a Rand novel. Read this excellent column by John Fund...

OpinionJournal - John Fund on the Trail: "Founded by union organizer Wade Rathke in 1970, Acorn boasts an annual budget of some $40 million and operates everything from 'social justice' radio stations to an affordable-housing arm. Still run after 36 years by Mr. Rathke as 'chief organizer,' it is best known for its campaigns against Wal-Mart, and for leading initiatives in six states to raise the minimum wage. "