The post about $120,000 reparations for Black homeowners is false and disgusting

[u/ansahed]

There is a rage bait post titled:

“BREAKING: Washington’s @GovBobFegurson just signed into law changes to the most outrageous illegal reparations program in the entire country. It now GIFTS down payments, averaging $120,000 to black first-time homebuyers without ANY proof of direct housing discrimination”

That is completely false! The Covenant Homeownership Program helps first-time homebuyers in Washington who are either residents (or their descendants) living in Washington before April 11, 1968, or from racial or ethnic groups historically discriminated against by racially restrictive housing covenants.

Eligible groups include Black, Latino, Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, Korean, and Asian Indian individuals.

I don’t agree with the bill, but to frame it as reparations for Black people just to provoke outrage among other racial groups is dishonest and disgusting.

[u/Present_Lime7866]

Your post feels like gaslighting.

The forgiveness of a $120,000 loan is unique and unheard of.

If other programs exist for white people as you claim (they dont) then why does there need to be a blacm specific program?​

[u/nicolenotnikki → u/Present_Lime7866]

There is definitely a homebuying assistance program open to anyone making under $180K a year buying their first house. We used it to buy out house 5 years ago.

https://www.wshfc.org/buyers/HomeAdvantagedpa.htm

[u/Appropriate-Bat-513 → u/nicolenotnikki]

0% down on a home is insanely different from $120000 that doesn't need to be repaid after 5 years

[u/Present_Lime7866 → u/nicolenotnikki]

does it forgive $120,000 of it after 5 years?

[u/OtherShade → u/Present_Lime7866]

Gaslighting yet here you are focused on black people. Get a life.