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Obama’s final regulatory binge

Obamas regulatory binge

HUD’s AFFH rule should be at the top of the hit list for Congress to reclaim powers, providing more supervision over lawless presidential rule-making. WSJ Opinion – Midnight Rules Need Morning Repeal Obama’s final regulatory binge deserves a rapid Congressional response. Jan. 4, 2017 7:01 p.m. ET The Obama Administration’s midnight regulation bender has been Continue Reading

HUD’s Influence Under Obama on Lagging Home Construction

HUD Influence

Introduction by Smith Young “:)”  The article below doesn’t mention HUD’s role in helping create the housing shortage, but it does identify: Local building restrictions, meanwhile, have added thousands of dollars to the cost of building so-called starter homes in recent years, builders said. An example of HUD’s manipulation is the HUD questionnaire “America’s Affordable Continue Reading

Trump and Reversing Rule by Regulation

tied down, eg, regulation

Introduction by Smith Young “:)” HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, AFFH, rule falls within the most difficult category of regulations to peel back.  Here’s a quick read ahead of what’s in the following WSJ article specifically: New Regulations. The third leg of this regulatory reversal is the most difficult: Repealing Obama regulations that went through Continue Reading

Growth of Land Use Regulations Slowing Economic Mobility

slow-growth

Introduction by Smith Young “:)”  HUD would like to have it both ways; impose regulations on local governments while increasing affordable housing at the same time.  Although not directly related to the AFFH rule, this article demonstrates the trend in which the wealth gap between the poorest and the wealthiest states was steadily closing has Continue Reading

Where are the other candidates? Jeb Bush Asserts he will Slash Regulations

tied down, eg, regulation

Marco Rubio is a cosponsor of Senate bill S1909 opposing AFFH and Ben Carson wrote an article in the Washington Times comparing AFFH to busing during the 1970’s. We are not promoting Bush’s candidacy, but in this article published in the Wall Street Journal 23 September, “How I’ll Slash the Regulation Tax”, Jeb says he’ll Continue Reading