Gov. Wes Moore
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Of course there's going to be, because this is a really hard issue. Right. It's a hard issue that I'm not going to lose on because it's one of the big reasons why we decided to run. If you think about, you know, think about this and this is what's wild to him. The greatest driver of wealth in our nation and nation history has been housing. Right. People were able to accumulate real estate.
Of course there's going to be, because this is a really hard issue. Right. It's a hard issue that I'm not going to lose on because it's one of the big reasons why we decided to run. If you think about, you know, think about this and this is what's wild to him. The greatest driver of wealth in our nation and nation history has been housing. Right. People were able to accumulate real estate.
People accumulate value. That's how you're able to actually have generational wealth and generational wealth that you can pass on. The greatest driver of poverty. in our society is housing insecurity. So if you look at, housing is the barbell, right? Housing either can generate significant wealth or generate significant poverty, both generational.
People accumulate value. That's how you're able to actually have generational wealth and generational wealth that you can pass on. The greatest driver of poverty. in our society is housing insecurity. So if you look at, housing is the barbell, right? Housing either can generate significant wealth or generate significant poverty, both generational.
People accumulate value. That's how you're able to actually have generational wealth and generational wealth that you can pass on. The greatest driver of poverty. in our society is housing insecurity. So if you look at, housing is the barbell, right? Housing either can generate significant wealth or generate significant poverty, both generational.
And so if you look at one of the biggest reasons why young Marylanders are considering leaving our state, it is because of one word, housing. Right. Housing costs, housing affordability. But it's all comes back to housing. And so I've been very clear. We have to build more housing. We have to be able to have more inventory.
And so if you look at one of the biggest reasons why young Marylanders are considering leaving our state, it is because of one word, housing. Right. Housing costs, housing affordability. But it's all comes back to housing. And so I've been very clear. We have to build more housing. We have to be able to have more inventory.
And so if you look at one of the biggest reasons why young Marylanders are considering leaving our state, it is because of one word, housing. Right. Housing costs, housing affordability. But it's all comes back to housing. And so I've been very clear. We have to build more housing. We have to be able to have more inventory.
We have to be able to make sure that we're turning more renters into homeowners. We have to make sure that we're protecting our renters. We have to make sure that we're creating generational wealth. And if you look at what we did last year, we passed the most aggressive housing package of any Maryland governor in recent history.
We have to be able to make sure that we're turning more renters into homeowners. We have to make sure that we're protecting our renters. We have to make sure that we're creating generational wealth. And if you look at what we did last year, we passed the most aggressive housing package of any Maryland governor in recent history.
We have to be able to make sure that we're turning more renters into homeowners. We have to make sure that we're protecting our renters. We have to make sure that we're creating generational wealth. And if you look at what we did last year, we passed the most aggressive housing package of any Maryland governor in recent history.
We focus on things like transit oriented development and density bonuses and making sure that we can provide more incentives for developers and knowing that there's places we should not build. But in the places where we should build and can build, we will build. Right. And I told the legislature and next year I'm coming back for more. And we are.
We focus on things like transit oriented development and density bonuses and making sure that we can provide more incentives for developers and knowing that there's places we should not build. But in the places where we should build and can build, we will build. Right. And I told the legislature and next year I'm coming back for more. And we are.
We focus on things like transit oriented development and density bonuses and making sure that we can provide more incentives for developers and knowing that there's places we should not build. But in the places where we should build and can build, we will build. Right. And I told the legislature and next year I'm coming back for more. And we are.
And this year we have a whole new bill that's focusing around looking at the places where we have significant job growth and saying, but the job growth will be unsustainable unless you can build more housing, build more options for people to live in and create better incentives and not only incentives, but also greater supports for people to become homeowners.
And this year we have a whole new bill that's focusing around looking at the places where we have significant job growth and saying, but the job growth will be unsustainable unless you can build more housing, build more options for people to live in and create better incentives and not only incentives, but also greater supports for people to become homeowners.
And this year we have a whole new bill that's focusing around looking at the places where we have significant job growth and saying, but the job growth will be unsustainable unless you can build more housing, build more options for people to live in and create better incentives and not only incentives, but also greater supports for people to become homeowners.
So, yes, it is hard and it is difficult.
So, yes, it is hard and it is difficult.
So, yes, it is hard and it is difficult.