Mr Cooper Group Inc (COOP)

[Bizreader]

We may want to open up a board to discuss the meaning of the word "sustainability" so that those who are unaware of the breadth and depth of meaning in that one word may discover a whole new, free market, capitalistic, and rewarding economic reality that comes with it.

Sustainability is realized by seeing the data on the total cost of manufacturing and all building, construction and real estate development and then create economics around that which actually pay for the growth! A very obscure, yet true, fact is that the "growth" that we have had here in the U.S. has never paid for itself through tax revenues. That's correct; all those subdivisions are loosing enterprises for the community as a whole. And the balance sheet loss continues due to substandard, unsustainable construction. They are like land mines on the landscape; houses that are crumbling and people without the know how to keep them up. Then there's the energy consumption/waste. The cost to sustain the property must be paid by the income of the residence but the income has to be enough to pay for materials and wages for the repairmen. This is not happening. Therefore real estate is depreciating overall. Dudes and dudettes, this is not sustainable. Our whole economy is rooted in the quality of our residential real estate. It's beautiful when it works.

Sustainability is a math problem, not political or even philosophical. It's all numbers. Energy efficiency means more money for schools, roads, and other infrastructure issues.