Arrr! Trump scuttled Biden's scheme to hoist DEI upon the good folk of the towns, savvy?
2025-02-28
Arrr, matey! The Biden crew be sailin' the high seas o' DEI, makin' towns toss their zoning charts overboard! But lo! Captain Trump be comin' in with a mighty gust, givin' that folly a swift kick to Davy Jones’ locker! Avast, what a ruckus!
Ahoy, mateys! Gather 'round as we spin a yarn of the grand tussle 'twixt the scallywags of equity and the fine folk of local governance! The Biden crew be settin' sail on a mighty grand scheme to make housing fairer, demandin' all ports o' call (that be localities, ye landlubbers) to craft their own "equity plans." Aye, but lo! New HUD Secretary Scott Turner, wielding the cutlass of simplicity, be slashing through the bureaucratic web like a pirate through a sailor's trousers! Out goes the heavy AFFH rule, and in comes a much easier task: just sayin' ye’re followin' the fair housing laws!This AFFH charade, born of the Obama era and tossed overboard by Trump, demanded communities answer 92 questions just to get their share of the HUD treasure! Aye, it spoke of fair housing, but it sought to commandeer the local zoning maps faster than a cannonball through a ship's hull! Now, fair communities need only swear an oath of compliance, all in the name of cuttin' red tape and givin' power back to the sea-farin' townsfolk!
Yet, let me tell ye, the quest for "high opportunity" neighborhoods be as tricky as a Kraken in a storm! Relocatin' poor souls to fancier shores don't mean they'll find better fortunes, aye! So hoist yer sails and keep a weathered eye on how these tides turn, for the sea of housing be ever unpredictable!