Americans want their government to back housing, poll claims

Americans can be contradictory creatures: On the one hand, many Americans say they want government off their backs, Washington to be less intrusive in their lives, and more state involvement and less federal.

That is, until we get to housing.

A new poll from the National Association of Home Builders claims "Americans remain strongly committed to federal support for home buyers."

Granted, the NAHB has a vested interest in promoting such an idea. Still, the poll numbers look impressive.