We have heard all about this massive housing shortage in America that is preventing people from buying homes. Supposedly, supply is way down, demand is always high, and people are stuck waiting for a home to buy. But that is not really the case, and it all related back to the old DEI initiatives that the Left continues to push, despite President Trump's bans.
The numbers are not necessarily truthful. The supposed housing "shortage" is really not there. Census Bureau data shows there are currently 131.3 million households in the U.S., and approximately 146.5 million housing units. That is a surplus of about 15 million units.
Former General Deputy Assistant Secretary of Enforcement at HUD Dan Huff says this is all a fake shortage to keep those homes empty, with the goal of socially engineering what they view as 'less diverse' areas.
"What they are really trying to do is force you to get rid of zoning laws," he says. "They want to build low income, high density high rises in suburban America."
That is the essence of the Democrat party. Everything, everywhere, all the time has to be diverse, and if it is not, you are a bigot.
"If you look at the way they talk about it, it is clear they do not think the suburbs are diverse enough...they want every place to reflect the distribution of groups in the broader population...that is what they are after, and that is the essence of DEI," says Huff.
That is not to say diversity is bad. We all need to get along as Americans, and generally, people do. But it is the forcing of it down people's throats, and the denying of legitimate fair housing opportunities that is a problem.
People are struggling to find homes, and in some cases, have been denied places because of ethnicity or because they do not check the right boxes. It does happen. Somewhere along the way, the government lost sight of the meaning of fairness.
"The federal government should be addressing the situation of where you can live in a place, you can afford it, but they still not rent it because you are not a member of group x...that is the problem," Huff says.
President Trump has outlawed DEI initiatives at the federal level, which nips some of this in the bud. But, Huff adds, the problem is at the state level. Especially in Democrat run states like California and Massachusetts.
No one is blaming DEI for the housing issues entirely. That is a massive stretch. But it definitely plays a role, even as the Trump administration tries to steer us clear of the problem.
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