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To: etchmeister who wrote (24723)11/19/2010 11:00:12 AM
From: Sun Tzu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 25522
 
>> how can one expect to grow the US economy based on family housing?

You can't. You can help stabilize the economy by ending the hemorrhaging and by providing access to affordable housing. But this is a defensive move.

Real growth should come from real productivity rather than increases in consumer spending...but that is another discussion.