President Not Paying Black Contractors
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Obama really was one of the biggest frauds in the history of US politics which is almost an achievement given how much competition there is
DERP
Project structure: The Obama Foundation funded the project privately (donations). They hired Lakeside Alliance (a joint venture including Turner Construction and several Black-owned firms like Powers & Sons, UJAMAA, etc.) as the main construction manager. The Foundation states it paid Lakeside Alliance in full; payment disputes are between that tier and lower-tier subcontractors.
Context and irony: The project heavily promoted opportunities for local and minority-owned businesses (e.g., Lakeside Alliance itself and goals for diverse contracting). Some of the affected subs are from the groups it aimed to uplift. Large projects often have these disputes, especially with delays and changes, but the timing and optics have drawn attention.
This is not a case of Obama or the Foundation personally refusing to cut checks to individual workers. It's a classic construction payment pyramid issue (owner → GC/CM → subs → sub-subs), complicated by cost overruns common in big civic projects. Subcontractors can (and sometimes do) file liens on the property.
Broader picture
- Similar disputes happen on many major projects regardless of the sponsor.
- Earlier coverage highlighted successful involvement of Black-owned firms in higher-tier roles.
- Political reactions (e.g., "Obama didn't pay Black contractors") oversimplify it for narrative fit, but the underlying unpaid invoices for small/minority firms are real and documented across Fox News, Crain's Chicago Business, ENR, The Real Deal, and others.
The center opened amid these unresolved claims. Resolution will likely involve negotiations, settlements, or legal action—standard but messy in the industry.
None of that AI slop disputed the fact that obama stiffed a bunch of black owned businesses and has failed to secure private funding they committed to for guarantees of of going financing.DERP
Project structure: The Obama Foundation funded the project privately (donations). They hired Lakeside Alliance (a joint venture including Turner Construction and several Black-owned firms like Powers & Sons, UJAMAA, etc.) as the main construction manager. The Foundation states it paid Lakeside Alliance in full; payment disputes are between that tier and lower-tier subcontractors.
Context and irony: The project heavily promoted opportunities for local and minority-owned businesses (e.g., Lakeside Alliance itself and goals for diverse contracting). Some of the affected subs are from the groups it aimed to uplift. Large projects often have these disputes, especially with delays and changes, but the timing and optics have drawn attention.
This is not a case of Obama or the Foundation personally refusing to cut checks to individual workers. It's a classic construction payment pyramid issue (owner → GC/CM → subs → sub-subs), complicated by cost overruns common in big civic projects. Subcontractors can (and sometimes do) file liens on the property.
Broader picture
- Similar disputes happen on many major projects regardless of the sponsor.
- Earlier coverage highlighted successful involvement of Black-owned firms in higher-tier roles.
- Political reactions (e.g., "Obama didn't pay Black contractors") oversimplify it for narrative fit, but the underlying unpaid invoices for small/minority firms are real and documented across Fox News, Crain's Chicago Business, ENR, The Real Deal, and others.
The center opened amid these unresolved claims. Resolution will likely involve negotiations, settlements, or legal action—standard but messy in the industry.
You posted a bunch of words yet said zero of value. typical.
One of mamdani's bffs was just indicted as a fraudster btw. NYC is fooked.
Do you know what a contract is and do you undertand what the words "paid in full" mean? Because if you did, you'd understand that the Obama's fulfilled their obligation and now it's the contractor's job to get his subs paid. I know they don't teach you that at KFC so you need to trust me. I'm smarter than you.
Obama stiffed a bunch of black contractors harder than big Mike stiffs him every night. They should have known what they were getting into, building the world's biggest trash can and all, but I still feel a little bad.
Obama really is such a fraud.
This actually reminds me of how kamala harris ended her presidential run in the red and didn't pay a bunch of small businesses. Obviously there is the AOC example as well.. what's the common denominator here? Bueller?