| The American Homeowners
Grassroots Alliance (AHGA) needs your help in protecting your
interests as a homeowner and those of the other 70 million U.S.
homeowners. The U.S. government is imposing a new 27% tariff on
Canadian lumber, a product that is used extensively in the
construction of new homes and in remodeling. The tariff will
result in an approximate $1,500 increase in the price of a new
U.S. home. Americans spend even more on remodeling than on new
homes, and it will also add substantially to the cost of
remodeling projects.
The additional cost is denying home
ownership to thousands at the low end of the economic scale.
According to a major study, the environmental impact
of U.S.
timber company logging practices are far more harmful than logging
practices in Canada.
As the independent advocacy
organization representing the nations’ homeowners, AHGA is
trying to persuade Congress that this tariff is unfair and should
be repealed. We have testified before
Congress on the subject and we are urging homeowners like you
to express their views to key legislators who are in a position to
take action to eliminate this unfair tariff.
To make it easy
for you click here for assistance in contacting your legislators
by mail, fax, or email.
If you will participate in this
effort AHGA will send you a free gift in appreciation of your
support. AHGA’s sister organization, the American Homeowners
Foundation, publishes books on home buying and home selling, as
well as model contracts for remodeling, new home construction, and
home purchase and sale. If you’ll help us with this effort, we’ll
send you your choice of the aforementioned publications free! If
you use the link to communicate with your legislator you can make
your selection and send your message to Congress at the same time.
Otherwise you can fax or mail us a copy of your correspondence,
indicating which publication you would like, and we’ll send it
to you immediately.
Thanks for helping on this
important effort! |
