“Majority Convinced the Wealthy Take More Than Their Fair Share,” proclaims one of the pages in the “Edelman 2025 Global Report on Trust and the Crisis of Grievance.” The U.S. is one of over two dozen different countries Edelman’s annual report which indicates that nonprofits (nongovernmental organizations), government, media, business, are among the “Institutional Failures [that] Push Us to the Brink.” Another page in their power point stated: “Globalization, Economic, and Technology Fears Worsen Job Insecurity Percent of employees who worry.” Per their research, more than half of all employees in the 28 nations covered have fears and concerns. So, when MHProNews broke ground in MHVille by reporting what sources like Indeed have revealed about companies that deeply involved in manufactured housing and which are routinely Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) members and/or an MHI state association reflects what Edleman’s latest research says has become commonplace.
1) The recent murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO may be better understood in the light of this remark from the Edelman 2025 research. “4 in 10 See Hostile Activism as a Viable Means to Drive Change”
Per Edelman, globally among the 28 countries (so, U.S. is just one of 27 other nations) is the following
Threaten or commit violence (23%)
In the broader context of that same page from their research, a net of 40 percent think ‘action’ against leaders is okay, with this breakdown.
I approve of hostile activism to drive change:
• Attack people online (27%)
• Intentionally spread disinformation (25%)
• Threaten or commit violence (23%)
• Damage public or private property (23%)
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2) Trust varies based on income. Those who have a higher income have significant levels of distrust, but not as high as those who have a lower income, per Edelman’s survey.
Trust Index (avg of business, government, media, NGOs)
Per Edelman the top 25 percent have 61 percent trust in institutions.
But only 48 percent of those in the bottom 25 percent of income trust institutions. That varies by country.
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3) Before pressing on to the next category, it is worth mentioning that the new report on MHLivingNews arguably is relevant to the next topic examined. Waste in government, as expressed by the Government Accountability Organization (GAO) most recent report covering the 2024 fiscal year, indicates that there is so much waste in the form of what they called “improper payments” that every homeless person in the U.S. could be given a new single section manufactured home paid for with plenty of money left over.
As that report details, corruption at the federal level is vast, over $900 billion in improper payments in the last 4 fiscal years which covers the bulk of the Biden-Harris (D) years. That’s just scratching the surface, because numbers of federal agencies didn’t even bother to report. There is much more in that report, including the most recent manufactured housing selling price data per the Census Bureau nationally and regionally. But that noted, let’s press on to the next topic which is the lack of trust in institutions (duh, no surprise, huh?).
4) “Compared to today, the next generation will be better off” is believed by only 36 percent of those polled, said Edelman’s 2025 research. Note that in the U.S. that average for a brighter hope in the future is only at 30 percent. Based on these stats, it appears that ‘DEI training’ and ‘education’ are causing an increase in ‘fear of being discriminated against’ here in the U.S. But other nations are experiencing an increase in that too.
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5) Edelman says: “Majority Concern Over Credibility of News Sources”
It is becoming harder to tell if news is from respected media or an individual trying to deceive people
In the U.S., per Edelman, that rose 7 points in this most recent survey (apparently conducted during 2024) and represents that 66 percent distrust media.
66 Percent in U.S. say major media lacks credibility that distrust is growing in U.S. MHProNews Note: depending on your browser or device, many images in this report can be clicked to expand. For example, in some browsers/devices you click the image and select ‘open in a new window.’ After clicking that selection, you click the image in the open window to expand the image to a larger size. To return to this page, use your back key, escape or follow the prompts.
6) Let’s view that above (#5) through the lens of the recent election campaign. It is only after this election that Democratic campaign insiders acknowledged that at no time did their internal polling reflect Kamala Harris (D) leading President Trump.
A Democratic mega-donor, attorney John Morgan, said after the election that Kamala Harris ran a terrible campaign, but it wasn’t just ‘terrible’ her campaign was arguably deceptive.
7) Of course, trust in media would decline in 2024 when millions were told by left-leaning news channels and media that Joe Biden was fine. When he faced Trump in that June 2024 debate, his cognitive decline was obvious, and that means the false or misleading claims made by some in media became apparent.
8) Let’s further note that when Biden Harris are falsely portrayed by the media, and much of the public begins to realize that there are certain obvious reactions to that which include declining viewership or readership. Sources like this one that aimed to tell it like it is, by contrast, witnessed increases in traffic. Even when people may not want to read or here what a source is sharing, in hindsight, some will realize that they were being told a hard truth that is often a step toward building respect, and thus, trust.
11) Let’s point out the following arguably applicable elements of the above to the manufactured housing industry. Before pressing ahead, let’s note that left-leaning Google’s Gemini points out the following nuances about non-governmental organizations and nonprofits.
While most non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are considered non-profits, not all non-profits are NGOs; the key difference is that an NGO specifically operates independently from any government, while a non-profit simply refers to an organization not designed to generate profit, so it can operate at a local level without necessarily having an international focus like many NGOs do.
a) Several corporate leaders and association (i.e.: nonprofits/NGOs) leaders in MHVille have arguably been peddling disinformation, paltering, and an array of misleading statements. As was recently reported, something may be technically true yet still can be misleading or deceptive. As MHProNews has repeatedly referenced, research by a Harvard professor claimed that once people realize that they have been subjected to paltering (for example) they tend to distrust the source that has been paltering to them. Of course. That’s human nature. When someone is caught in a lie or deception, the natural thing to do is to increase distrust of that person or source.
b) The post below was by MHARR posted on January 23, 2019. They pointed out this problem in MHVille in a different way by spotlighting the endless posturing of certain leaders at MHI and that cabal they have a seemingly endless series of meetings and activities, but when those are considered, where is the actual progress?
c) When it comes to a lack of transparency, left-leaning Bing’s AI powered Copilot has frequently pointed out that MHARR’s behavior is transparent while MHI’s behavior all too often is not.
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d) The history of the industry since the mid-1990s, and perhaps particularly so since 2004, reveals the so-called ‘Rise and Fall’ of manufactured housing.
12) The causes and cures of the affordable housing crisis are largely known. It is difficult to forge a case where MHI leaders can be as inept as they seem to be given their intellect and experience. The logical conclusion is that they like the status quo regardless of what they may be saying or writing.
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Our son has grown quite a bit since this 12.2019 photo. All on Capitol Hill were welcoming and interested in our manufactured housing industry related concerns. But Congressman Al Green’s office was tremendous in their hospitality. Our son’s hand is on a package that included the Constitution of the United States, bottled water, and other goodies.
Tony earned a journalism scholarship and earned numerous awards in history and in manufactured housing.
For example, he earned the prestigious Lottinville Award in history from the University of Oklahoma, where he studied history and business management. He’s a managing member and co-founder of LifeStyle Factory Homes, LLC, the parent company to MHProNews, and MHLivingNews.com.
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