{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Taxpayer Empowerment","title":"Taxpayer Empowerment | Episode 33: Affordable Housing with White House Economist Aaron Hedlund","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":544,"description":"Why are home prices rising so much faster than incomes? In this episode of Taxpayer Empowerment, Jose Melendez sits down with Aaron Hedland, White House economist and one of the Trump administration's leading voices on housing policy, to discuss the federal government's latest effort to tackle America's housing affordability crisis.\nPresident Trump's executive order aims to eliminate costly regulations, streamline permitting, reduce unnecessary fees, and remove barriers that make it harder and more expensive to build new homes. Aaron explains how excessive government regulations have added a six-figure \"bureaucrat tax\" to the cost of housing and why increasing housing supply is the key to restoring affordability.\nThe conversation also highlights Texas as a national model, examining how pro-growth housing policies, regulatory reform, and increased home construction have helped keep housing more affordable than in states like California.\nIn this video, you'll learn:\nWhy housing prices have dramatically outpaced incomes\nHow government regulations increase the cost of new homes\nWhat President Trump's housing executive order does\nThe impact of permitting delays, impact fees, and building mandates\nWhy increasing housing supply lowers costs\nHow Texas housing reforms compare to other states\nWhy regulatory reform matters more than housing subsidies\nWhat success would look like for first-time homebuyers and taxpayers\nIf you care about housing affordability, property rights, economic freedom, homeownership, or Texas public policy, this conversation is for you.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/F2LfVM7SGOkGQhEqUmFESXLhHHn1gd3VISGVrLC79Jo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZTU2/ZDgyNjE0ZjUxNWY0/ZjY2MzQ0ZTM1ODBh/OWJlNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}