It is an excellent idea for most administrations. I'm not sure I would go for it if I were Vance.
1. Much of the houing problem is generated at the local level and would need to be solved there. Vance (and Trump) have fewer levers than they have in other areas. It's really more of a "bully pulpit" type of thing, and I doubt the current administration has the patience for that approach.
2. It requires that Trump really be willing to delegate authority. This seems unlikely. Apart from its other problems, DOGE is likely to run into this as well: I expect Vance and Ramaswamy to make a suggestion that somebody close to Trump doesn't like (or maybe contradicts something reported on Fox news) and, voila, their entire authority is pulled out from under them. It's also a risk for Vance, so he'll need to take care, lest he find himself exiled to a traditional VP role ("a bucket of warm ...).
3. I imagine that President Trump considers himself a particular expert on real estate issues. That makes it a less appealing area for Vice Presidential intervention.
Thanks for your thoughts. The Commission could certainly look at state and local, develop model legislation and encourage its adoption. At the very least, it could highlight the state and local equities. I know Vance won't do it for all the reasons you mentioned. Pence got pretty awful task forces, Jared got the good ones. I expect the same this time, but with Don Jr. Still, he should take it on, the problem is real. For the time being, I'm going to pretend this is going to be a normal administration and I want them to succeed. Either, they don't do the crazy stuff or they surprise us and the crazy stuff works. I don't expect this things to happen, but as Pindar wrote: Hope is a sweet nurse and pilot.
It is an excellent idea for most administrations. I'm not sure I would go for it if I were Vance.
1. Much of the houing problem is generated at the local level and would need to be solved there. Vance (and Trump) have fewer levers than they have in other areas. It's really more of a "bully pulpit" type of thing, and I doubt the current administration has the patience for that approach.
2. It requires that Trump really be willing to delegate authority. This seems unlikely. Apart from its other problems, DOGE is likely to run into this as well: I expect Vance and Ramaswamy to make a suggestion that somebody close to Trump doesn't like (or maybe contradicts something reported on Fox news) and, voila, their entire authority is pulled out from under them. It's also a risk for Vance, so he'll need to take care, lest he find himself exiled to a traditional VP role ("a bucket of warm ...).
3. I imagine that President Trump considers himself a particular expert on real estate issues. That makes it a less appealing area for Vice Presidential intervention.
Thanks for your thoughts. The Commission could certainly look at state and local, develop model legislation and encourage its adoption. At the very least, it could highlight the state and local equities. I know Vance won't do it for all the reasons you mentioned. Pence got pretty awful task forces, Jared got the good ones. I expect the same this time, but with Don Jr. Still, he should take it on, the problem is real. For the time being, I'm going to pretend this is going to be a normal administration and I want them to succeed. Either, they don't do the crazy stuff or they surprise us and the crazy stuff works. I don't expect this things to happen, but as Pindar wrote: Hope is a sweet nurse and pilot.