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HAPPY SATURDAY SUPER ELITES!This is u/Ivaginaryfriend here and I'm back at it again with your weekly recap of the past week. If you happened to miss any past recaps you can catch those here!Sunday, April 28th:🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:Will be interviewed by @MariaBartiromo on @FoxNews at 10:00 AM. Talking about the Southern Border and how the Dems MUST act fast to change our pathetic immigration laws. Will be tough, watch!SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:Ms Scotland contestants spark fake twitter outrage over being ScottishBREAKING: Sri Lanka bans burqa after investigation reveals a large number of Muslim women involved in Easter Sunday terror bombings that killed and injured hundreds of Christians“America is an English-speaking country and you need to learn English.” - a proud legal immigrant and total boss.Not everyone that had a TV career is a deranged leftist - Pat Sajak, Wheel of Fortune host, lifelong republican conservativeTop Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx subpoenaed over Jussie Smollett case🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:SUNDAY GUNDAY: Legal immigrants exercising their 2nd amendment rights to protect their stores during the 1992 L.A. riots.The side of women’s empowerment feminists don’t want you to seeSunday Gunday NRA Convention edition: fun for the whole family!dRuMpF's BaSe Is AbAnDoNiNg HiM!Monday, April 29th:TODAY'S ACTION:Nominations Sent to the SenatePresidential Memorandum on Additional Measures to Enhance Border Security and Restore Integrity to Our Immigration SystemPresidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration PostsPresident Trump Speaks to the NRA ConventionFirst Lady Melania Trump Welcomes Mrs. Abe to Washington D.C.President Trump Welcomes the 2019 NCAA Women’s Basketball National Champions to the White House🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:I spoke at length yesterday to Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, Chabad of Poway, where I extended my warmest condolences to him and all affected by the shooting in California. What a great guy. He had a least one finger blown off, and all he wanted to do is help others. Very special!The NRA is under siege by Cuomo and the New York State A.G., who are illegally using the State’s legal apparatus to take down and destroy this very important organization, & others. It must get its act together quickly, stop the internal fighting, & get back to GREATNESS - FAST! ... ....People are fleeing New York State because of high taxes and yes, even oppression of sorts. They didn’t even put up a fight against SALT - could have won. So much litigation. The NRA should leave and fight from the outside of this very difficult to deal with (unfair) State!I’ll never get the support of Dues Crazy union leadership, those people who rip-off their membership with ridiculously high dues, medical and other expenses while being paid a fortune. But the members love Trump. They look at our record economy, tax & reg cuts, military etc. WIN!The Media (Fake News) is pushing Sleepy Joe hard. Funny, I’m only here because of Biden & Obama. They didn’t do the job and now you have Trump, who is getting it done - big time!Sleepy Joe Biden is having his first rally in the Great State of Pennsylvania. He obviously doesn’t know that Pennsylvania is having one of the best economic years in its history, with lowest unemployment EVER, a now thriving Steel Industry (that was dead) & great future!........The Dues Sucking firefighters leadership will always support Democrats, even though the membership wants me. Some things never change!Bob Mueller was a great HERO to the Radical Left Democrats. Now that the Mueller Report is finished, with a finding of NO COLLUSION & NO OBSTRUCTION (based on a review of Report by our highly respected A.G.), the Dems are going around saying, “Bob who, sorry, don’t know the man.”The New York Times has apologized for the terrible Anti-Semitic Cartoon, but they haven’t apologized to me for this or all of the Fake and Corrupt news they print on a daily basis. They have reached the lowest level of “journalism,” and certainly a low point in @nytimes history!(Retweeting Baylor Lady Bears) Thank you to @realDonaldTrump and the @WhiteHouse staff for a great experience for the Lady Bears! #SicEmPittsburgh jobless rate hits lowest point since the early 1970s (maybe even better than that) and Sleepy Joe just had his first rally there. Fact is, every economic aspect of our Country is the best it has ever been!The Coyotes and Drug Cartels are in total control of the Mexico side of the Southern Border. They have labs nearby where they make drugs to sell into the U.S. Mexico, one of the most dangerous country’s in the world, must eradicate this problem now. Also, stop the MARCH to U.S.If the Democrats don’t give us the votes to change our weak, ineffective and dangerous Immigration Laws, we must fight hard for these votes in the 2020 Election!SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:Muslim convert arrested for plotting LA terror attack on Jews, Christians, military, and policeWhy isn't this one of the top stories on every network?In 1988 Joe Biden had to apologize and drop out of the Presidential race for plagiarism and for fabricating his academic record. He lied about graduated top of his class when he graduated 76 out of 85.Say it ani't so Creepy Sleepy Joe.Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein submits resignation | Fox NewsPresidential nominee Donald Trump on Stephen Colbert and Colbert Loved Trump and Loved the Wall... Deleted from CBS site and youtube!🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:OMG.......It's gonna be like 2016 ALL OVER AGAIN!! Biden struggles to fill small auditorium in Pittsburgh for his campaign kickoff!!Who's the racist?This legend[CURRENT YEAR] Child Abusers Be LikeCONTINUING THE TRADITION: Enjoy, Baylor Lady Bears Basketball Team!Tuesday, April 30th:TODAY'S ACTION:Presidential Proclamation on Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2019Presidential Proclamation on Jewish American Heritage Month, 2019Proclamation on National Foster Care Month, 2019Presidential Memorandum on Delegation of Authority under Section 5 of the United States-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act of 2016Nomination Sent to the SenatePresidential Proclamation on National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, 2019Presidential Proclamation on Law Day, U.S.A., 2019Presidential Proclamation on Older Americans Month, 2019Presidential Proclamation on National Day of Prayer, 2019Presidential Proclamation for Loyalty Day, 2019President Trump Welcomes the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo AbePresident Trump Participates in the Visit of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Champion: Joey Logano🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:We have 1,800 ISIS Prisoners taken hostage in our final battles to destroy 100% of the Caliphate in Syria. Decisions are now being made as to what to do with these dangerous prisoners.... ... ....European countries are not helping at all, even though this was very much done for their benefit. They are refusing to take back prisoners from their specific countries. Not good!China is adding great stimulus to its economy while at the same time keeping interest rates low. Our Federal Reserve has incessantly lifted interest rates, even though inflation is very low, and instituted a very big dose of quantitative tightening. We have the potential to go... ... ....up like a rocket if we did some lowering of rates, like one point, and some quantitative easing. Yes, we are doing very well at 3.2% GDP, but with our wonderfully low inflation, we could be setting major records &, at the same time, make our National Debt start to look small!I am monitoring the situation in Venezuela very closely. The United States stands with the People of Venezuela and their Freedom!CONGRATULATIONS to the 2018 @NASCAR Cup Series Champion, @JoeyLogano!If Cuban Troops and Militia do not immediately CEASE military and other operations for the purpose of causing death and destruction to the Constitution of Venezuela, a full and complete.... ... ....embargo, together with highest-level sanctions, will be placed on the island of Cuba. Hopefully, all Cuban soldiers will promptly and peacefully return to their island!Today, it was my great honor to welcome and host the 2018 @NASCAR Cup Series Champion, @JoeyLogano and @Team_Penske to the @WhiteHouse!SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:Ohhh how outraged the liberals got when Terry Crews wouldn't get on the anti-Trump bandwagonPoll: 3-in-4 Americans Oppose Allowing Felons to Vote from PrisonCNN’s Chris Cuomo says Antifa is “a good cause”FBI Report: Antifa Wanted To Stage An 'Armed Rebellion' At The BorderAnother Democrat Gets Arrested. NJ mayor arrested on election tampering charges.BREAKING NEWS: Pro Maduro forces run over protesters in Caracas, Venezuela with military tanks.🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:MSNBC reporter Kerry Sanders accidentally makes a strong case for the Second Amendment while talking about Venezuela: “In Venezuela, gun ownership is not something that is open to everybody. So if the military have the guns, they have the power.”What do we want?;A clear and present danger.White Men stop scaring Muslim Women pleaseWednesday, May 1st:TODAY'S ACTION:Presidential Proclamation on National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2019President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Individuals to Key Administration PostsPresident Trump Welcomes 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Joey Logano to the White HousePresident Trump and The First Lady Participate in a Dinner for the National Day of Prayer🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:I’ve done more for Firefighters than this dues sucking union will ever do, and I get paid ZERO!“The Democrats can’t come to grips with the fact that there was No Collusion, there was No Conspiracy, there was No Obstruction. What we should be focused on is what’s been going on in our government, at the highest levels of the FBI....” Senator Josh HawleyI am overriding the Decommission Order of the magnificent aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, built in 1998 (fairly new), and considered one of the largest and finest in the world. It will be updated at a fraction of the cost of a new one (which also are being built)!Gallup Poll: 56% of Americans rate their financial situation as excellent or good. This is the highest number since 2002, and up 10 points since 2016.“No President in history has endured such vicious personal attacks by political opponents. Still, the President’s record is unparalleled.” @LouDobbsCongress must change the Immigration Laws now, Dems won’t act. Wall is being built - 400 miles by end of next year. Mexico must stop the march to Border! @foxandfriendsWhy didn’t President Obama do something about Russia in September (before November Election) when told by the FBI? He did NOTHING, and had no intention of doing anything!NO COLLUSION, NO OBSTRUCTION. Besides, how can you have Obstruction when not only was there No Collusion (by Trump), but the bad actions were done by the “other” side? The greatest con-job in the history of American Politics!A Real Attorney GeneralI am continuing to monitor the situation in Venezuela very closely. The United States stands with the People of Venezuela and their Freedom!The Collusion Delusion is OVER!"The Mueller Witch Hunt is completely OVER!" @SeanHannitySIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:Watch Party: Attorney General William Barr Testifies on Mueller Report Before Senate Judiciary CommitteeSuddenly I'm in the mood for Sushi :-)Nick Sandmann, Covington Catholic teen, sues NBC for $275 millionPresident Trump's official YouTube channel just uploaded this video entitled "Obama knew"US to give migrants DNA tests to prove family tiesBarr and Ted Cruz laugh at Democrats absurd grandstanding🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:LOLWe’re reaching peak levels of Leftism here🗣🇺🇸Crispy The F*ck On 🗣🇺🇸#metoothMy dad went to the capital today and sent me this!Thursday, May 2nd:TODAY'S ACTION:Executive Order on America’s Cybersecurity WorkforceVice President Pence and The Second Lady Participate in the National Day of Prayer ServiceSeven Nominations Sent to the SenatePresident Trump and The First Lady Participate in the National Day of Prayer Service🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:Steve Moore, a great pro-growth economist and a truly fine person, has decided to withdraw from the Fed process. Steve won the battle of ideas including Tax Cuts.... ... ....and deregulation which have produced non-inflationary prosperity for all Americans. I’ve asked Steve to work with me toward future economic growth in our Country.As we unite on this day of prayer, we renew our resolve to protect communities of faith – and ensure that ALL of our people can live, pray and worship IN PEACE. #NationalDayOfPrayerSteve Moore, a great pro-growth economist and a truly fine person, has decided to withdraw from the Fed process. Steve won the battle of ideas including Tax Cuts.... ... ....and deregulation which have produced non-inflationary prosperity for all Americans. I’ve asked Steve to work with me toward future economic growth in our Country.As we unite on this day of prayer, we renew our resolve to protect communities of faith – and ensure that ALL of our people can live, pray and worship IN PEACE. #NationalDayOfPrayerOn this day of prayer, we once again place our hopes in the hands of our Creator. We give thanks for this wondrous land of liberty, & we pray that THIS nation – OUR home – these United States – will forever be strengthened by the Goodness and the Grace & the eternal GLORY OF GOD!Congrats to @U_S_Steel for investing $1+ BILLION in America's most INNOVATIVE steel mill. 232 Tariffs make Pennsylvania and USA more prosperous/secure by bringing Steel and Aluminum industries BACK. Tariffs are working. Pittsburgh is again The Steel City. USA Economy is BOOMING!Proclamation on Days of Remembrance of Victims of the HolocaustThank you, working hard! #MAGAOK, so after two years of hard work and each party trying their best to make the other party look as bad as possible, it’s time to get back to business. The Mueller Report strongly stated that there was No Collusion with Russia (of course) and, in fact, they were rebuffed..... ... ...at every turn in attempts to gain access. But now Republicans and Democrats must come together for the good of the American people. No more costly & time consuming investigations. Lets do Immigration (Border), Infrastructure, much lower drug prices & much more - and do it now!SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:Chairman Pao, largely irrelevant & disgraced former CEO, reminds us why she resignedGrope for the vote Joe is moss growing on a rock with no accomplishments.Barr exposed the rampant desperation of Trump’s foesUkrainian embassy confirms DNC contractor solicited Trump dirt in 2016🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:The never ending story over thereNO PLATFORM FOR YOU!Ah, so it's been China all along. Hillary giving China access to her server and special access programs. A dozen US spies ratted out and killed by China. Feinstein employing a Chinese spy for the better part of 20 years. Biden securing large funding for his son from China. What more will surface?Liberal Logic is a diseaseKEKFriday, May 3rd:TODAY'S ACTION:President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to a Key Administration PostPresident Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, United States Attorney Nominee, and United States Marshal NomineesMissing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day, 2019National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2019National Small Business Week, 2019Proclamation on Public Service Recognition Week, 2019President Trump Meets with the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:(Retweeting The White House) Happy National Space Day! 🚀 America is the best in space, and President @realDonaldTrump is making sure no other country can compete with our leadership. http://bit.ly/2DOCmBr, Mainstream Media is getting involved - too “hot” to avoid. Pulitzer Prize anyone? The New York Times, on front page (finally), “Details effort to spy on Trump Campaign.” @foxandfriends This is bigger than WATERGATE, but the reverse!JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! “Jobs surge in April, unemployment rate falls to the lowest since 1969”“The U.S. Created 263,000 Jobs in April, Unemployment Fell to Lowest Level Since 1969”We can all agree that AMERICA is now #1. We are the ENVY of the WORLD — and the best is yet to come!Had a long and very good conversation with President Putin of Russia. As I have always said, long before the Witch Hunt started, getting along with Russia, China, and everyone is a good thing, not a bad thing.... ... ....We discussed Trade, Venezuela, Ukraine, North Korea, Nuclear Arms Control and even the “Russian Hoax.” Very productive talk!Fred Keller of the Great State of Pennsylvania has been an outstanding State Rep. Now he is running as the Republican Nominee for Congress, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement. Strong on Crime, Second Amendment, Military, Vets, and Healthcare. He will do a fantastic job!(Retweeting The White House) President Trump welcomed Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini of the Slovak Republic for his first visit in the Oval Office today!The International Association of Firefighters Union is rebelling on their very foolish leader. Perhaps they will vote him out of office. He doesn’t get it!I am continuing to monitor the censorship of AMERICAN CITIZENS on social media platforms. This is the United States of America — and we have what’s known as FREEDOM OF SPEECH! We are monitoring and watching, closely!!The wonderful Diamond and Silk have been treated so horribly by Facebook. They work so hard and what has been done to them is very sad - and we’re looking into. It’s getting worse and worse for Conservatives on social media!So surprised to see Conservative thinkers like James Woods banned from Twitter, and Paul Watson banned from Facebook!As the great people of IA, IL, & MO continue to confront the devastating flooding, know we are here for you and ready to help! My team remains in close contact with @IAGovernor, @GovParsonMO, @GovPritzker, and the local officials managing the impacts of the destructive flooding.“They wanted to know what Trump was up to with the Russians - which of course is nonsense. This whole thing was a complete setup.” George Papadopoulos to @seanhannitySIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:I’m sorry but was the HATE CRIME on the MAGA HAT ASIANS that happened like 2 DAYS AGO just not important enough to get any coverage? WHERE THE FUCK IS THE MEDIA???joebiden.info is outpacing the official Joe Biden website!Surrounded by secret service agents, with a huge grin on his face. The left is completely fucked. Hand cuffs and perp walks are coming!Jobs surge in April, unemployment rate falls to the lowest since 1969BREAKING: 82 arrested in multistate child exploitation sting🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:I made it, pedes! GEOTUS just gained one more voter to Keep America Great!Republicans dont care about the environment. Oh, wait...Christine Blasey Ford back to take out BarrBarr will EAT your Chicken! BenGarrison CartoonService guarantees citizenship. Would you like to know more?Saturday, May 4th:🔥🔥TRUMP TWEETS🔥🔥:There is nothing easy about a USA Infrastructure Plan, especially when our great Country has spent an astounding 7 trillion dollars in the Middle East over the last 19 years, but I am looking hard at a bipartisan plan of 1 to 2 trillion dollars. Badly needed!When will the Radical Left Wing Media apologize to me for knowingly getting the Russia Collusion Delusion story so wrong? The real story is about to happen! Why is @nytimes, @washingtonpost, @CNN, @MSNBC allowed to be on Twitter & Facebook. Much of what they do is FAKE NEWS!So great to watch this!Anything in this very interesting world is possible, but I believe that Kim Jong Un fully realizes the great economic potential of North Korea, & will do nothing to interfere or end it. He also knows that I am with him & does not want to break his promise to me. Deal will happen!Very good call yesterday with President Putin of Russia. Tremendous potential for a good/great relationship with Russia, despite what you read and see in the Fake News Media. Look how they have misled you on “Russia Collusion.” The World can be a better and safer place. Nice!(Retweeting The White House) We're killing it on the economy! 🔥SIGNIFICANT TWEETS AND NEWS:Justice Kavanaugh is Still Triggering the Left: Kavanaugh to co-teach GMU summer class at Antonin Scalia Law School, snowflakes protest, but class will be taught in Runnymede, England. So students (& profs) will be traumatized by the presence of an individual teaching at a campus 3,600 miles away?Shouldn't the new chant this time around be "Lock him up!" (And his entire admin including her obv)Anyone remember this young patriot cleaning up the protest signs and trash left behind by the women's march?🐸 TOP SPICE OF THE DAY 🐸:The House Lynching CommitteeRemember when Obama made fun of Trump's 'magic wand' to fix the economy? To Obama's shock & dismay, Trump is president. For the past 2½ years, Trump has been waving his magic wand, banishing burdensome regulations; lowering taxes; appointing savvy people to top government posts; & yes, negotiating.The right CAN memeTeach us, O brave and wise actorsSO MUCH WINNING, STILL NOT TIRED OF IT!!Without further ado, sometunes to get you jamming through all this WINNING:Favorite Color Is BlueFamily BusinessMove OnLift YourselfSave My SoulMAGA ON PATRIOTS! #robgray

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WHO'D BE A MANAGER? - WHO'D BE A JOURNALIST! has been published at http://www.theleader.info/2017/04/04/whod-manager-whod-journalist/

New Post has been published on http://www.theleader.info/2017/04/04/whod-manager-whod-journalist/

WHO'D BE A MANAGER? - WHO'D BE A JOURNALIST!

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho faces his old team Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday April 16 as his replacement at Stamford Bridge Antonio Conte closes in on lifting the Premier League title trophy.

And woe betide the PRESS – if the former ‘Special One’ loses the match!

Mourinho is noted for making numerous excuses when he loses, hardly sporting, from someone within sport. And the former Barcelona boss Mourinho isn’t on his own!

Having reported in sport for 40 years I have been on the end of a few spats with many a manager and player!

Former England, Liverpool and Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan spat his ‘dummy out of the pram’ at me, for asking reasonable questions in a Press Conference when in charge at Manchester City, after a game against Preston North End in 2002.

Keegan – like Mourinho – is well known for his rants, recalling when at Newcastle in his famous ‘I will love it’ blast 21 years ago, when Newcastle beat Leeds to close the gap to three points of leaders Manchester United – with a game in hand and two to play.

The then United boss Sir Alex Ferguson had quipped Nottingham Forest might not try as hard against Keegan’s Newcastle – as they did against United.

Newcastle were playing Forest, three days after United had hammered them 5-0.

After Newcastle defeated Leeds, Keegan raged: “I’ve kept really quiet, but I’ll tell you something, he (Fergie) went down in my estimations when he said that. We have not resorted to that.

“You can tell him now, we’re still fighting for this title and he’s got to go to Middlesbrough and get something – and I’ll tell you, honestly, I will love it if we beat them. Love it.

“It really has got to me. I’ve voiced it live, not in front of the press or anywhere. I’m not even going to the press conference but the battle is still on and Man United have not won this yet.”

For the record Newcastle drew 1-1 with Forest, and drew in their next game against Spurs. United defeated Middlesbrough 3-0 – winning the title by four points – after Newcastle had led by 12 points at one stage.

Under pressure Sunderland boss David Moyes made an apology – after he suggested BBC reporter Vicki Sparks ‘might get a slap’ – for an off-air comment in March, following Sunderland’s 0-0 draw against Burnley.

Moyes said: “It was getting a wee bit naughty at the end there so just watch yourself. You still might get a slap even though you’re a woman. Careful the next time you come in.”

What was Vicki Sparks ‘crime’? She sked Moyes whether he was under more pressure (with relegation this season) as Sunderland chairman Ellis Short was at the game.

A BBC spokeswoman said of the incident: “Mr Moyes has apologised to our reporter and she has accepted his apology.”

She was lucky! I have been on the end of some terrible unsporting words by managers and players alike – who were proven wrong in their actions – but never apologised thereafter.

One player phoned me up – ‘effin and jeffin’ – after I had filed a report to the Scottish papers. He was angry – saying it was only meant for the English press! I ask you!

And I was ‘banned’ from attending Press Conferences and reporting on games by one club – following an article about a player that they were interested in signing.

And it’s not just reporters that can get the ‘hairdrier’ (Fergie) treatment – players too from certain clubs can be hit with fines – if they speak to the Media, without the managers, or clubs permission!

I can tell you, at times, it’s like being in Infant School. Honestly!

Away from the childish antics of some managers I recall when former Preston North End and Scotland national manager Craig Brown – who remains a good friend of mine – gave me an Exclusive interview.

Craig had stated that The Auld Enemy phrase was ‘make believe’. It wasn’t really like that between England and Scotland!

It hit the headlines in the Daily Record – with the banner headline: ‘Broown The Bend!’. It also hit the front and inside pages of the paper, with Politicians, et al, all getting involved in the story.

I’ve had many a manager phone me up – including former England boss Sir Bobby Robson – who obliged, having asked him for some quotes on Preston and England legend Sir Tom Finney.

And Sir Tom himself was always a gentleman towards me – including the Foreword he wrote in my book: “David Beckham-In at The Deep End”.

Mourinho’s handling of Chelsea’s former physio Eva Carneiro in the 2015-16 season, when he was unhappy with how she ran onto the pitch during Chelsea’s game against Swansea – to tend to an injured Eden Hazard – ended in a court case.

The ‘Special One’ Mourinho – Chelsea’s most successful manager – was sacked for the second time at Stamford Bridge in December 2015.

Who’d be a manager? That said: Who’d be a journalist?!

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What Is The Role Of Government In A Red Hot Market?

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Maybe I’m stuck on this theme as of late, but I feel that after Wednesday’s blog about “the government’s” role in the rental market, and after Monday’s blog about how the government, in Australia, will punish those who advertise homes for sale at list prices below their fair market value, we should continue the conversation for one more day.

I mentioned “gazumping” briefly in Monday’s blog, which is, in my opinion, the absolute worst feature or practice in any market, anywhere on planet earth.

Last year, there were calls among the UK public for the government to “ban” gazumping, and it begs the question: what role, if any, should the government have in the Toronto market?

If you were so inclined, you might make a list of all the things that bother you in the Toronto real estate market.

Your list may or may not include features or practices that are, by all accounts, totally fair in a free market.

It all depends on how “free” you believe the market should be, how much government intervention you would like, and on what the government can and should intervene.

On Monday, just for fun, I showed you how the Australian auction market works, and how it is illegal to advertise a property for sale at a price that is lower than either what the seller will accept, what the seller has already turned down, or what the agent believes fair market value is.

There are pros and cons to this approach.

But with my lead-in to Monday’s post, I talked about how Toronto agents will market their “sale-to-list” statistic as though it’s something to be proud of, so we could then have a discussion about how meaningless the “list price” is in today’s market.

It’s a practice that people absolutely hate, and I don’t blame them.

And while I don’t want to be “that guy” who, whenever somebody makes a point, tries to make a bigger point, I do want to suggest that while our market here in Toronto can be frustrating, it’s nothing compared to what goes on in Jolly ‘Ole England.

Here’s an article about “gazumping,” which is the practice of beating somebody else’s bid, for a firm deal – something we would never think could, ever, ever, ever happen in Toronto.

The article, written ten months ago, suggests that the government is finally going to step in and ban the practice, which wreaks chaos on the British market.

Have a read:

Relief For Home Buyers As The Government May Ban “Gazumping” The Telegraph May 9th, 2016

Gazumping could be banned by the Government, as it has emerged that officials have held private meetings with industry to discuss bringing forward the point at which house sales become legal, in line with Scotland.

The radical move would prevent millions of British housing sales falling through as 18pc, or around 200,000 transactions collapse each year.

A major reason is a plague of buyers outbidding others who have already put down an offer, a practice commonly known as “gazumping”.

It causes frustration and disappointment for buyers who think they have secured their dream home, only to find they lose it overnight to someone with more cash. It also routinely leaves frustrated would-be-buyers paying for bills for surveying and legal fees which can run into thousands of pounds, providing a further kick in the teeth.

Last week policymakers at the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) held a private meeting with senior figures at the National Association of Estate Agents, the Telegraph can disclose, in which it floated plans to put an end to Britain’s gazumping problem.

This came ahead of a “call for evidence” into how the Government could make it quicker and cheaper to buy homes in England and Wales, which BIS will launch in the coming weeks.

The meeting was used in part to discuss the idea of introducing the system which already exists in Scotland and in other countries in Europe, under which property sales are legally binding at the point where an offer is accepted by the buyer.

At present deals made in England and Wales are only binding once the contracts have been exchanged, giving buyers with big deposits ample chance to “gazump”.

While this Scottish-style system could make life much easier for buyers of English homes, experts predicted it would be very unpopular with sellers and could even put them off moving house.

This is because they may have to take on the cost of legal and survey fees currently borne by buyers, which typically exceed £1,000 per sale.

In the Budget in March, the Government signaled plans to solve the problem, saying: “We will publish a call for evidence on how to make the process better value for money and more consumer friendly.

Mark Hayward, managing director at the National Association of Estate Agents, said: “The English system for buying and selling property dates back to the 1920s and has not been updated for nearly 100 years. It is an archaic system which doesn’t allow for modern technology. It needs updating to allow for as much work to be done before the point of offer as possible.”

David Hollingworth, a spokesman at London and Country, a mortgage broker, said: “Bringing more security to the buying process through more upfront information would give welcome clarity to potential buyers while also retaining flexibility. Of course, that will raise the questions of who pays for the upfront costs like surveys and legal fees, and that could put some homeowners off marketing their property altogether.”

Did you see that statistic?

18%.

That’s 18% of ALL SALES that fall through, as a result of gazumping.

How about this line, which I find almost comical:

“The meeting was used in part to discuss the idea of introducing the system which already exists in Scotland and in other countries in Europe, under which property sales are legally binding at the point where an offer is accepted by the buyer.”

It’s so foreign to us!

It’s like saying, “A group of scientists got together to discuss whether or not eating food and drinking water would help humans live longer.”

Isn’t it insane?

To suggest that property sales should be “legally binding at the point where an offer is accepted?”

I loved the note about how the English system “has not been updated for 100 years” and might be out of date.

Ya think?

It’s like our friends down south, who rely on a set of principles written by men 250 years ago, when a “gun” was a single shot of lead that took a full minute to load into a gun and fire, who believe that this somehow translates into the “right” to own machine guns and keep them in their kitchen.

Then again, British police officers don’t carry guns at all! Can you believe that?

Topic for another day, I know…

In any event, it’s been almost a year, and nothing has been done by the British government to “ban” gazumping.

So if you think we have it bad here in Toronto, I’d hate to be “that guy,” but this is evidence that it could always be worse.

Now I’m going to be incredibly hypocritical, partly for effect, and partly because I believe in what I’m about to say. And I’m going to suggest that while I think it’s totally fair for the British government to step in and ban gazumping, because is a flaw in the basic fundamentals of contract law, I don’t think the government of Canada should step in to our real estate market, and change things around just because our market is red-hot.

In the past couple of weeks, both on this blog and in the media, there has been massive talk of rent controls, restrictions or bans on foreign ownership, and taxation of different classes of real estate owners.

So I’ll pose two questions to you guys:

1) Just how “free” do you believe a free market is? Should the government oversee, or regulate, the Canadian real estate market?

2) If you believe the government’s role is to regulate the market, what would you have them do tomorrow?

The second question is open-ended, but we could come up with a massive list!

In fact, why don’t we?

The possibilities are endless, and if this is an exercise, and if people are frustrated enough, they might come up with outlandish ideas.

Then again, define “outlandish” anyways!

In some countries, it would be outlandish to outbid a buyer of a home who has already accepted the deal!

In other countries, it would be outlandish to suggest that every teacher in an elementary school should not be equipped with a machine gun, you know, to make the school more safe.

See what I mean?

So let me start off with a few ideas:

1) Ban foreign ownership of Canadian real estate.

2) Tax foreign owners at a higher rate – tax at purchase, property tax, disposition tax, capital gains tax.

3) Tax domestic “investors” or owners of multiple properties at higher rate (same options as above).

4) Eliminate or reduce land transfer tax at municipal and/or provincial levels.

5) Establish rent controls on condominiums.

6) Oversee education, licensing, and discipline of Realtors.

7) Control the purchase and sale of real estate (they do it with alcohol – think LCBO or Beer Store!)

8) Eliminate the CMHC.

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Do any of these ideas make sense?

Do all of them, in a vacuum?

Or do we simply let the free market be free – so long as there’s no gazumping going on?

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What Is The Role Of Government In A Red Hot Market?

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I mentioned “gazumping” briefly in Monday’s blog, which is, in my opinion, the absolute worst feature or practice in any market, anywhere on planet earth.

Last year, there were calls among the UK public for the government to “ban” gazumping, and it begs the question: what role, if any, should the government have in the Toronto market?

If you were so inclined, you might make a list of all the things that bother you in the Toronto real estate market.

Your list may or may not include features or practices that are, by all accounts, totally fair in a free market.

It all depends on how “free” you believe the market should be, how much government intervention you would like, and on what the government can and should intervene.

There are pros and cons to this approach.

It’s a practice that people absolutely hate, and I don’t blame them.

Here’s an article about “gazumping,” which is the practice of beating somebody else’s bid, for a firm deal – something we would never think could, ever, ever, ever happen in Toronto.

The article, written ten months ago, suggests that the government is finally going to step in and ban the practice, which wreaks chaos on the British market.

Have a read:

Relief For Home Buyers As The Government May Ban “Gazumping” The Telegraph May 9th, 2016

The radical move would prevent millions of British housing sales falling through as 18pc, or around 200,000 transactions collapse each year.

A major reason is a plague of buyers outbidding others who have already put down an offer, a practice commonly known as “gazumping”.

This came ahead of a “call for evidence” into how the Government could make it quicker and cheaper to buy homes in England and Wales, which BIS will launch in the coming weeks.

At present deals made in England and Wales are only binding once the contracts have been exchanged, giving buyers with big deposits ample chance to “gazump”.

While this Scottish-style system could make life much easier for buyers of English homes, experts predicted it would be very unpopular with sellers and could even put them off moving house.

This is because they may have to take on the cost of legal and survey fees currently borne by buyers, which typically exceed £1,000 per sale.

Did you see that statistic?

18%.

That’s 18% of ALL SALES that fall through, as a result of gazumping.

How about this line, which I find almost comical:

It’s so foreign to us!

It’s like saying, “A group of scientists got together to discuss whether or not eating food and drinking water would help humans live longer.”

Isn’t it insane?

To suggest that property sales should be “legally binding at the point where an offer is accepted?”

I loved the note about how the English system “has not been updated for 100 years” and might be out of date.

Ya think?

Then again, British police officers don’t carry guns at all! Can you believe that?

Topic for another day, I know…

In any event, it’s been almost a year, and nothing has been done by the British government to “ban” gazumping.

So if you think we have it bad here in Toronto, I’d hate to be “that guy,” but this is evidence that it could always be worse.

So I’ll pose two questions to you guys:

1) Just how “free” do you believe a free market is? Should the government oversee, or regulate, the Canadian real estate market?

2) If you believe the government’s role is to regulate the market, what would you have them do tomorrow?

The second question is open-ended, but we could come up with a massive list!

In fact, why don’t we?

The possibilities are endless, and if this is an exercise, and if people are frustrated enough, they might come up with outlandish ideas.

Then again, define “outlandish” anyways!

In some countries, it would be outlandish to outbid a buyer of a home who has already accepted the deal!

In other countries, it would be outlandish to suggest that every teacher in an elementary school should not be equipped with a machine gun, you know, to make the school more safe.

See what I mean?

So let me start off with a few ideas:

1) Ban foreign ownership of Canadian real estate.

2) Tax foreign owners at a higher rate – tax at purchase, property tax, disposition tax, capital gains tax.

3) Tax domestic “investors” or owners of multiple properties at higher rate (same options as above).

4) Eliminate or reduce land transfer tax at municipal and/or provincial levels.

5) Establish rent controls on condominiums.

6) Oversee education, licensing, and discipline of Realtors.

7) Control the purchase and sale of real estate (they do it with alcohol – think LCBO or Beer Store!)

8) Eliminate the CMHC.

–

Do any of these ideas make sense?

Do all of them, in a vacuum?

Or do we simply let the free market be free – so long as there’s no gazumping going on?

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