The freeze is forcing homeowners to add to the economy's growth by buying more heating fuel and paying for plumbers and new pipes, sometimes with insurance checks.

Sometimes the meanings can conflict, forcing homeowners to prioritize.

Unhappy pipes swelled and burst, forcing unhappier homeowners to plead for attention from overworked plumbers.

In addition to raising rates, some companies are also forcing homeowners to pay more out of pocket after they file claims.

In addition, insurers have dropped thousands of policies, forcing homeowners to turn to the insurer of last resort, the state-run Citizens Insurance of Florida, which had to charge higher rates than private insurers until recently.

The Federal Government made good on a threat and sued Nassau County today, saying its antiquated method of assessing property taxes forced black and Hispanic homeowners to pay disproportionately high taxes.

He traces the subsequent collapse of the economy to government-induced programs for an unacceptable imbalance of trade, declining family income, unworkable mortgages, high prices at the pump, and collapsing billfolds forcing homeowners to walk away from their homes.

The City of Hurst is using its power of eminent domain to force homeowners in the Richland Park East neighborhood to abandon their houses to make room for an expansion of the city's largest shopping mall.

Suppose the Government addressed the homeless problem by forcing homeowners to provide housing for the homeless.

Congressman Blackburn knows much of the current economic crisis is ultimately a result of the Government's over intervention in the economy- forcing banks and homeowners into ill advised mortgages.