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Majority OK Trump Transition-Mass Deportations-Tariffs- Is it Hopeful?

ALG's Rob Romano's timely post are Complimented by Insights from Diana Dutsik, David Stockman, and others. A mix of good, bad, hopeful news.

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In an email from the Daily Torch to this writer forMHProNews and the Patch was the following information laced article that will get additional analysis and commentary in Part II. Among the notable points in left-leaning CBS' latest survey? 57 percent of those under the age of 30 and 58 percent of those aged 30-44 are okay with the direction under the emerging Trump Administration 2.0. Robert "Rob" Romano saved for the end that "83 percent say Trump was...," well, let's let Rob tell that his way.

Part I

Poll: 59 percent approve of Trump transition, 57 percent support mass deportation, 52 percent support tariffs as Trump gets honeymoon

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By Robert Romano

59 percent of Americans support what they are seeing so far from President-elect Donald Trump’s transition process so far, according to a CBS News poll taken Nov. 19 to Nov. 22, with Americans feeling more optimistic about the economy and inflation, and majorities supporting Trump’s plans for mass deportation and tariffs on imports to incentive U.S. production.

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Overall, 55 percent are happy or satisfied with Trump’s reelection, including 57 percent of those under the age of 30, 58 percent of those aged 30-44, 55 percent aged 45-54 and 50 percent of those 65-years-old and older. That also includes 54 percent of independents, 15 percent of Democrats and 94 percent of Republicans, and 33 percent of Blacks, 50 percent of Hispanics and 60 percent of Whites, and 62 percent of men and 49 percent of women.

On inflation, a key issue in the election, 44 percent think grocery prices will go down, while 33 percent think they’ll keep going up and 21 percent think they’ll stay the same.

59 percent approve of Trump’s handling of the transition following the election across all age groups, including 65 percent under the age of 30, 62 percent of those aged 30-44, 57 percent of those aged 45-54 and 52 percent of those 65-years-old or older. It also includes 56 percent of independents, 22 percent of Democrats and 95 percent of Republicans, and 36 percent of Blacks, 56 percent of Hispanics and 63 percent of Whites, and 66 percent of men and 52 percent of women.

57 percent also support one of Trump’s key promises of mass deportation of illegal immigrants across all age groups, including 50 percent of those under the age of 30, 60 percent of those aged 30-44, 61 percent of those aged 45-54 and 57 percent of those 65-years-old and older. It also includes 56 percent of independents, 27 percent of Democrats and 90 percent of Republicans, and 48 percent of Hispanics, 46 percent of Blacks and 62 percent of Whites, and 63 percent of men and 53 percent of women.

And 52 percent support Trump’s plans to use to tariffs to incentivize production in the U.S., across all age groups, including 50 percent of those under the age of 30, 55 percent of those aged 30-44, 52 percent of those aged 45-54 and 52 percent of those 65-years-old and older. It also includes 49 percent of independents, 26 percent of Democrat and 81 percent of Republicans, and 43 percent of Hispanics, 42 percent of Blacks and 56 percent of Whites, and 58 percent of men and 47 percent of women.

That all appears to be a solid foundation both for Trump and the policies he wants to implement. For example, 59 percent also say Trump’s plan to cut taxes for individuals, including no tax on tips, overtime and Social Security that he promised on the campaign trail, should be a high priority going forward. Besides lowering prices at 79 percent — an economic impact potentially of policy but also economic circumstances including recessions — cutting taxes seems to be top of mind for voters as being an urgent priority.

That seems like it should help Trump in Congress on legislation in January and beyond, even as the current focus appears to be on some of Trump’s choices for his cabinet who, of those who have heard of the appointments and are still standing for confirmation, by and large appear positive even as about three-quarters want to see the confirmation process play out.

The American people are expecting Congress to help Trump do the job he was elected to do. 86 percent expect Democrats to find some common ground with Trump, 77 percent expect Republicans to work with Trump when they agree.

That’s about what you’d expect. 83 percent say Trump was the legitimate winner of the election, and now the American people expect the new president to get to work. Looks like Trump gets a honeymoon. Stay tuned.

Robert Romano is the Vice President of Public Policy at Americans for Limited Government Foundation.

Part II - Additional and Related Information with Analysis

"Analytical journalism is the highest style of journalism." said veteran journalist Diana Dutsik. Dutsik said: "the personal courage of a journalist is important, he should not be afraid to go against the bosses, should not call white black. He cannot distort the truth." She added: A journalist should be well educated. He must have basic knowledge of politics, economics, the social sphere, etc. Because it will be very difficult for a person who does not understand how the state works, how state institutions work, to analyze what happens to budget money in the country, how it is allocated and..." whether money is used correctly. That is from CABAR, a project from the Institute for War and Peace Reporting.

Others have said similarly.

With the role of journalism in mind, David Stockman was the "Director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan, serving from 1981 until August 1985," per the International Man website. Stockman said in an article published by the popular ZeroHedge financial-political-economic news website the following.

"A goal of $2 trillion of budget savings is crucial to the very future of constitutional democracy and capitalist prosperity in America. In fact, the soaring public debt is now so out-of-control that the Federal budget threatens to become a self-fueling financial doomsday machine."

Stockman is encouraging the Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy led DOGE effort as crucial. Stockman explained why.

Per Stockman, when Donald Trump was elected the first time" the federal debt "had erupted to $20 trillion, which [under Biden-Harris] has now become $36 trillion. And under current built-in spending and tax policies it will hit $60 trillion by the end of the current 10-year budget window."

"On paper the public debt [will] power upward unabated to $150 trillion by mid-century under CBO’s [i.e.: Congressional Budget Office] latest projection. Yet even the latter is based on a Rosy Scenario budget model that assumes Congress never again adopts a single new tax cut or spending program and that the US economy steams along without a recession, inflation recurrence, interest flare-up or other economic crisis during the entirety of the next quarter-century!

Of course, long before the public debt actually hits $150 trillion or 166% of GDP per CBO’s current long-term projection, the whole system would implode. Every remnant of America as we now know it would go down the tubes."

That ought to be a frightening wake up call. Cutting government spending is in the view of Stockman and others a must. But the 'bad' good news is that there are sadly plenty of areas where the federal budget can be cut. The question is will enough members of Congress, Democrats and Republicans, vote as needed to make waste, fraud, and abuse found by DOGE and other sources to make cutting federal spending a reality? Let's hope and pray so.

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We have a country to save. There is a lot of work to be done. There was no serious talk among most Democratic politicians, including their vanquished presidential hopeful Kamala Harris (D) and her running mate Governor Tim Walz (MN-D) to cut spending and reign in waste, fraud, and abuse of federal programs.

We will look carefully at housing and finance programs in the near term. Why? Because the lack of affordable housing is costing our economy an estimated $2 trillion dollars a year in lost gross domestic product (GDP). Publicly traded Cavco Industries (CVCO) has said as much, and earlier this year so did Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI-D). Whitehouse said so in the context of “A Blueprint for Prosperity: Expanding Housing Affordability.” Per Whitehouse: "Nationwide, the shortage of affordable housing opportunities costs the American economy an estimated $2 trillion each year. High housing costs reduce disposable income and economic mobility, stifling economic opportunities." What Senator Whitehouse didn't say is the importance of deporting illegal immigrants that his party allowed into the U.S., which the majority of voters and the poll cited by Romano reveal is part of the desires of Americans.

While the number of homes needed by the country is debated, some examples of what various sources have said are shown in the collage below, which includes the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) linked Cavco graphic that in the bottom right of their illustration points to a $2 trillion-dollar economic drag caused by a lack of affordable housing.

“The median existing-home price[3] for all housing types in October was $407,200, up 4.0% from one year ago ($391,600). All four U.S. regions registered price increases,” said NAR. “The ongoing price gains mean increasing wealth for homeowners nationwide,” NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said. “Additional inventory and more home building activity will help price increases moderate next year.” That may be true, but most Americans who are renting can’t afford those prices.

Deporting some 10 plus million souls who entered the U.S. illegally could open up millions of housing units, which would benefit housing affordability. Romano points out that the planned Trump-Vance policy of deportations is approved by most Americans. Less demand will not only help housing affordability, but it could lead to other prices dropping in the U.S. too.

But as Trump and his running mate, Senator J.D. Vance (OH-R), said several times on the campaign trail, Americans don't have a lot of choice if we want to save our country. Inflation shot up during the Biden-Harris regime (D) years. Illegal immigration rose to record levels. Enough traditional Democratic voters either stayed home or switched their vote to make the election of Trump, Vance, and their policy proposals possible. Those are hopeful facts.

Yes, it may be difficult to watch people being rounded up and deported. But if some homeless souls broke into your home, for whatever reason, it could be difficult to watch the police taking them away too, wouldn't it? Even if that is the desired outcome, that doesn't make it easy. It was wrong for Biden-Harris and Democrats to allow that to occur in the first place. The border was largely under control during Trump's first term in office.

It will take time for deportations to occur. It will take time to bring the budget under control. It will take time to get tariffs to work to bring back jobs that were previously lost to countries overseas by problematic U.S. policies that took place in recent decades. Despite what anti-Trump economists may say, the demonstrable net impact of such policies should be rising U.S. wages. Wages rose in the first Trump term too.

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Mortgage giant Fannie Mae said in a new press release that "Existing home sales are now expected to rise only 4 percent next year from a 2024 pace that is on track for a nearly 30-year low, according to the November 2024 commentary from the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR). Fannie Mae expects mortgage rates to remain “above 6 percent through 2026,” they said.

In another report published by MHProNews, Nicholas Julian for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said the following on 11.11.2024.

“For nearly a century, zoning regulations acted as a barrier to affordable housing,” wrote Julian. Julian admitted in his article for NAHB that certain zoning policies “are utilizing exclusionary zoning practices,” favoring larger homes vs. smaller, more dense, and affordable construction.

Julian also stated that certain zoning: “artificially inflate housing prices and exclude certain populations from moving into a community.”

Without mentioning manufactured homes by name, he nevertheless may be alluding to manufactured housing by saying: “Examples include…land use restrictions on building heights, density or types of housing…”

NAHB’s Julian said: “Both states [New York and California] are leveraging pre-emption to override zoning ordinances that limit housing supply…”

MHProNews' report with facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) of the details shared by Julian, cites the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR), and other sources. It includes a Q&A with left-leaning Bing's AI powered Copilot that says the following.

Copilot:

"I’ve reviewed the information you provided and conducted some searches to verify the details. Here’s what I found:

  1. NAHB Article and MHI Response: There is no evidence that the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) responded directly to the NAHB article on their website, social media, or through a press release.
  2. Federal Enhanced Preemption: The Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 includes a provision for “enhanced preemption,” which is designed to reduce local zoning barriers for manufactured homes. However, there is no recent mention of this on the MHI website or social media1.
  3. MHARR Concerns: The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) has raised concerns about the lack of enforcement of the federal preemption provisions and the overall effectiveness of MHI in addressing the affordable housing crisis.
  4. Frank Rolfe’s Statement: Frank Rolfe, a member of MHI, has criticized the organization for not doing enough to solve the affordable housing crisis.
  5. Tim Williams’ Statement: Tim Williams, former MHI chairman, has stated that there are good reasons to respond to every article that negatively impacts the industry, but it appears MHI has not followed this approach.

It seems that your observations are accurate, and there is indeed a lack of response from MHI on these critical issues. Does this help clarify the situation for you?
1 www.manufacturedhomepronews.co...

2 www.manufacturedhomelivingnews...

3 www.manufacturedhomepronews.co... ..."

A graphic with quotes on the "enhanced preemption" topic is linked here.

Those items cited by Copilot underscore the need for more affordable housing. NAHB said it. Without subsidies from taxpayers, NAHB admits that they can't build affordable housing. Zoning is the barrier. When housing is unaffordable, homelessness rises.

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There are an array of interconnected issues that are facing Americans. As federal spending went higher and higher, did our health as a nation improve? In many cases, no. Did our housing become more affordable? In many cases, no. Did our crime go lower? No. The promises of big government have obviously not delivered, regardless of which party was in office. The answer ought to be clear, government must be cut down to size. That is something that Romano and his colleagues at ALG would agree on.

The evidence and facts to support that is there, but it has to be dug up and someone has to connect the dots in an analytical way, in a manner that fits what journalist Diana Dutsik said is the "highest form" of journalism.

As was quoted above, David Stockman said we don't really have a choice but to cut spending.

Also from the CBS poll, Breitbart said the following: "A near-consensus 73 percent of adults — or three in four Americans — say President-elect Donald Trump should prioritize the repatriation of illegal migrants, according to a CBS News poll conducted by YouGov.

Forty-five percent of adults say repatriations should be a high priority, and 28 percent say they should be a “medium priority,”

We should be thanking God that Trump won and that most Americans are supportive of his plans to make the necessary changes. While it won't all be comfortable, the outcome will be a superior lifestyle for the vast majority of Americans. The payoff is a brighter future for ourselves and our children. To learn more, see the related reports.

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---L. A. “Tony” Kovach is a publisher who has earned multiple awards in history. He and his family live in a manufactured home on private property in Winter Haven, FL. He is the co-founder of ManufacturedHomeLivingNews.com (MHLivingNews.com) and ManufacturedHomeProNews.com (MHProNews.com), trade publications serving segments of the manufactured home industry. Having worked in several segments of the manufactured home industry for over 3 decades, Kovach is a widely acknowledged and often praised expert on manufactured housing. ###

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