The White House (via OMB) strongly protests Congressional efforts within the FY 2027 NDAA to prohibit the purchase of warships from foreign shipyards. The Administration argues that these restrictions undermine national security by limiting flexibility and hindering its strategy of leveraging allied yards, such as in the 'Finland model,' to drive investment into U.S. shipbuilding capacity. This signals a significant policy shift toward integrating international partners into advanced naval construction, suggesting the Pentagon is prepared to bypass traditional domestic build requirements for future combat vessels.
How Measurement Choices Shape the Housing Debate—and the Charts in the President’s Economic Report
English Summary
This Cato Institute analysis argues that the President’s Economic Report of the President’s framing of the housing debate is heavily reliant on selective measurement choices that distort the reality of affordability. The report criticizes the report’s use of comparisons between house prices and income, highlighting that increased housing size and features contribute to higher costs, not necessarily a lack of affordability. Furthermore, the report challenges the interpretation of declining homeownership rates and birth rates, demonstrating how convenient endpoints can create a misleading narrative. Ultimately, the analysis suggests that focusing solely on supply-side interventions without acknowledging consumer preferences and market dynamics is a flawed approach to housing policy, advocating for minimal federal interference.
中文摘要
本 Cato 研究所的分析認為，總統的經濟報告對住房辯論的闡述過於依賴選擇性的衡量標準，扭曲了可負擔性的真實情況。報告批評報告使用房價與收入的比較，強調增加的住房面積和設施是導致成本上升的原因，而非缺乏可負擔性。此外，報告質疑了 declining homeownership rates (下降的房產擁有率) 和 birth rates (生育率) 的解釋，並展示了如何通過選擇性的終點來製造誤導性的敘事。總體而言，該分析認為，僅僅關注供應端干預措施，而沒有考慮消費者偏好和市場動態，是一種不恰當的住房政策方法，並主張盡可能減少聯邦政府的干預。
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