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Originally Posted by bomelia
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Mike,
This is just my opinion, but I think fixhousingfirst is basically a front for NAHB. I suppose they figured it would appear a little odd if it looked too much like the National Association of Home Builders directly asked folks to write their congressmen. And the industry seems to feel left out.
That is the political populist thing to do now, start a website front to promote a call to arms seemingly unrelated to a "follow the money" united group. The good ones even conjure up their own scientists or other experts.
The claim of a great variety of support is quite fitting in that NAHB has quite a number of "Associate" members from home building related activities, all of which also own homes, of course.
I was once an Associate member myself, as drywall and plaster subcontractor. Attended meetings but couldn't vote etc. Good for business though.
The good thing is that NAHB has been around for quite a while and the message Jerry Howard presents in the youtube video (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_5b9XKAYI&eurl ) is true to the extent that, since housing is the most expensive item in the American dream, fixing housing would go a long ways in rebuilding the total economy and meeting citizens greatest need. We all need the three basics, food, clothing and shelter and shelter is most at risk etc. It really does make more sense to fix housing ahead of manufacturing and banking, but it might not be possible to separate them.
Besides Jerry Howard, other officers are listed at
http://www.nahb.org/page.aspx/generic/sectionID=90 .
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