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Trump regime nominates Pamela Hughes Patenaude to be Deputy Secretary of HUD

by Lynda Carson (tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com)
As much as the nomination of Pamela Hughes Patenaude is being gloriously praised by the housing industry, a deep look into some of her alleged past activities involving Richard Mallory and the San Francisco Housing Authority raises some concerns, as well as her out-right enthusiastic financial support of the right-wing fascist Republican Party!

Trump regime nominates Pamela Hughes Patenaude to be Deputy Secretary of HUD

By Lynda Carson - April 28, 2017

The trump regime has announced its intent to nominate Pamela Hughes Patenaude to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), under HUD Secretary Ben Carson.

In response, the National Low-income Housing Coalition is thrilled of Trump’s nomination of Pamela Patenaude as deputy secretary of HUD, and congratulates her at a time the Trump regime proposes to cut $6.2 billion from HUD.

In another response, the National Fair Housing Alliance applauds the appointment of Pamela Patenaude as deputy secretary of HUD, as well as Housing Wire glowingly praised the nominee, and the National Association of Home Builders commends the choice of Pamela Patenaude to become the next HUD deputy secretary.

A bio of Pamela Patenaude reveals that she is experienced in housing issues and has worked at HUD under former HUD Secretary Mel Martinez, and under disgraced former HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson.

Pamela Patenaude made the news back in 2002 while working for HUD for allegedly attacking whistle blower Richard Malory, and for allegedly being in the thick of a housing scandal, and for allegedly being involved in a coverup of some alleged shady activities involving the San Francisco Housing Authority, as was reported in the SF Chronicle.

Despite the fact that it is common knowledge that Mitt Romney and the Republican Party wants to destroy or eliminate HUD, Pamela Patenaude of Vienna, Virginia, is a staunch supporter of Republicans and their right-wing fascist activities.

In 2016 Pamela Patenaude contributed to the Republican political campaigns of Lindsey Graham, Mike Huckabee, Right To Rise a PAC supporting Jeb Bush, Georgians for Isakson, and the Rich Ashooh Committee.

In 2004, Pamela Patenaude made political contributions to the Republican campaigns of Mel Martinez for the Senate, and to the notorious right-wing fascist Bush-Cheny team.

As much as the nomination of Pamela Hughes Patenaude is being gloriously praised by the housing industry, a deep look into some of her alleged past activities involving Richard Mallory and the San Francisco Housing Authority raises some concerns, as well as her out-right enthusiastic financial support of the right-wing fascist Republican Party.

Lynda Carson may be reached at tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com

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Below are a few more interesting links to articles regarding whistle blowers who get into trouble for exposing corruption at HUD or the SF Housing Authority...

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HUD's top local official says he's out / He blames criticism of S.F. housing agency

Ilene Lelchuk, Chronicle Staff Writer Published 4:00 am, Tuesday, February 26, 2002

http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/HUD-s-top-local-official-says-he-s-out-He-2869249.php

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Disgruntled HUD official shunted to L.A. / Move follows memo on ex-S.F. housing chief case

Patrick Hoge, Chronicle Staff Writer Published 4:00 am, Saturday, February 2, 2002

http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Disgruntled-HUD-official-shunted-to-L-A-Move-2877039.php

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Western regional housing director is fired after 2 months

The Associated Press
Wednesday February 27, 2002

http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2002-02-27/article/10414?headline=Western-regional-housing-director-is-fired-after-2-months--The-Associated-Press

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Who Is Guarding The HUD Guards?
March 3, 2003 
By Martin Edwin Andersen

http://www.hobb.org/content/view/423/344/

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Covering For A  Cabinet Secretary?

By Georgia Logothetis  
Wednesday May 10, 2006 · 6:49 AM PDT

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/5/10/208890/-

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PUBLIC HOUSING: WHATS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? PART 2
May 11, 2007 | Uncategorized

http://web.archive.org/web/20090108111140/http://www.affordablehousinginstitute.org/blogs/us/2007/05/public_housing_7.html

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Under the Trumpian tax reform, the corporate tax rate could fall from 35 to 15%. The drastic reduction of the corporate tax rate will lead to lower tax revenues of $2 trillion in 10 years.
"This is not fiscal policy but a robbery led by Trump."

TRUMP’S “GREATEST TAX REFORM OF HISTORY” – A WINDFALL FOR MILLIONAIRES AND CORPORATIONS


By Conrad Schuhler


[This short article published on April 27, 2017 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://isw-muenschen.de.]


This is the “greatest tax cut and the greatest tax reform in history,” declared US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin in presenting the Trumpian tax reform. The top economic advisor Gary Cohn stood at his side. In fact, this was the greatest tax cut for these gentlemen, both bankers at Goldman Sachs and for the billionaire businessman Trump. The top tax rate for income taxes should fall from 39.6% to 35% and the corporate tax rate from 36 to 15%. The inheritance tax should be completely abolished.


This tax system is tailored for millionaires. The top tax rate only affects households with an income of more than $470,000. Thus the taxes fall the most with those receiving the highest incomes. Cancellation of the inheritance tax enables millionaires and billionaires to pass on their wealth tax-free.


Corporations will enjoy the most enormous advantage, according to the calculations of the tax committee of the US Congress, the drastic reduction of the corporate tax will lead to lower tax revenues of $2 trillion in 10 years. The “trickle-down” effect is advanced as an argument as with Ronald Reagan. The tax cut for businesses will supposedly le4ad to special growth effects so mass income and tax revenue will increase. The research
service of Congress also refuted this thesis long ago. Both Reagan and George W. Bush lowered the corporate tax. For both, the mass income stagnated and the income disparities grew larger. Both left behind gigantic budget deficits.


This time there will be either an immense increase of state debts that the majority in Congress will not accept or massive cuts in the social programs.


The commentary of the “New York Times” hits the core: “This is not fiscal policy but a robbery led by Trump.”


RELATED LINKS


“Deep Voodoo: Review of The Big Con,” Roger Lowenstein, September 23, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/23/books/review/Lowenstein-t.html

“Laffer curve,” Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laffer_curve

“The Laffer Swerve,” Paul Krugman, April 10, 2015
https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/the-laffer-swerve/

Project on Government Oversight (POGO)
http://pogo.org/

“Trickle-down Economics,” Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickle-down_economics
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