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The One-Year, 4.5-Million-Jobs Investment Plan

Support the Two-Year, Nine-Million-Jobs Investment Plan

Architecture 2030 has expanded its advocacy tools so that, with just one click, you can quickly and effectively contact your state and federal representatives.

Time is running out! If the Fed does not tie lower mortgage rates to the energy efficiency targets of the 2030 Challenge, we will miss out on a historic opportunity to create millions of jobs, rebuild the Nation's economy and dramatically reduce US energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Please take a moment to send the following letter to elected officials in your state and in Washington, DC, urging them to support The Two-Year, Nine-Million-Jobs Investment Plan.

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June 19, 2013

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To most effectively address the current financial crisis, I urgently call for your support of the Two-Year, Nine-Million-Jobs Investment Plan. With an investment of $192.47 billion ($96.235 billion each year for two years), this Plan creates, in just two years:

* over 9 million new jobs,
* $1 trillion in direct, non-federal investment and spending, and
* a new $236 billion renovation market that could grow to $2.6 trillion by 2030 and over $5.47 trillion by 2069.

Also critically important:

* the Plan pays for itself annually through the new tax base created,
* this new tax base also provides the needed funding for public infrastructure and building projects, and
* the Plan can be implemented quickly through existing federal programs.

The Plan is so effective because it invests funds directly in the sector that is dragging down the entire economy, i.e. the private building sector. The private building sector represents 93% of total U.S. building stock and affects virtually every industry and sector in the U.S. It also generates substantial private investment and spending, which makes the 9 million jobs possible. Although important, the public building sector accounts for only 7% of total U.S. building stock and, compared to private building, generates very little private investment and spending, resulting in far fewer jobs.

Addressing the foreclosure crisis and the collapse of the private building sector is critical to stabilizing the U.S. economy. The Two-Year, Nine-Million-Jobs Investment Plan addresses both, as well as many other challenges facing the country, including energy independence and climate change. With a single investment, the U.S. can create millions of jobs, strengthen the U.S. economy, reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption, and save consumers billions of dollars. Investing in the private building sector is the only investment that can accomplish all of these objectives simultaneously.

In closing, I ask that you give the Two-Year, Nine-Million-Jobs Investment Plan serious consideration. The Plan is available for download via the Architecture 2030 website at http://www.architecture2030.org/downloads/2030stimulusplan.pdf.

Thank you for your consideration on this crucial issue.

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