I didn't see this thru aia, but found it elsewhere and like what I see; from where I sit, the first two points should be the single focus - the remaining 2 could be natural benefits.
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Unfreeze credit, create jobs:
The AIA states thousands of construction projects that would employ
millions of Americans are on hold because credit is frozen. The group is
pushing for Congress to support efforts to reign in "regulatory
overkill" in the wake of the banking crisis by passing appropriate
legislation.
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Remove regulatory burdens that hold small business back:
Because small architecture firms and sole practitioners often are
exposed to the burdens of high tax rates and paperwork, the AIA helped
defeat a plan to increase payroll taxes on thousands of small
architecture firms in 2010. Now, the group states that Congress needs to
pass the Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, which would
repeal the "expensive and unneeded" new Form 1099 paperwork
requirement included in the healthcare reform bill.
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Jumpstart the market for building retrofits as an engine of economic growth:
The AIA states that across the country, building owners, state and
local governments, and school districts are looking to lower energy
bills by retrofitting their buildings but lack the financing to do it.
By increasing incentives for efficient building designs and renovations
that show results, Congress, the AIA believes, can create jobs while
securing energy independence.
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Pass a transportation bill to get our communities moving again:
The AIA argues that outdated transportation laws and tax policy have
slowed projects down, deprived the public of a voice in the planning
process, and forced Americans into longer and longer commutes. "The
current tax incentives for building/real estate activities do not
adequately take into account locating developments near transit systems,
for example," the AIA states.