Subj : Re: I watched the 'talk'
To   : KURT WEISKE
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Sun Apr 20 2025 02:02 am

KW>I've seen some of the meme's asking things like "how does so-and-so
  >legislator afford a $10 million mansion on their salary??!??"

KW>Do a little digging, and because of no term limits, these people are in
  >their 70s. They bought their houses in the 1970s for the price of a used
  >car and appreciation took care of the rest.

Ha.. yes..  Those of us who were smart enough to buy our houses 50 years
ago had a big advantage..    B)

I think every generation has had their problems. I remember when buying
my first house in 1975 my bank told me I'd need to be making triple
what I was to get the mortgage.. so I went to a mortgage broker and
paid a higher interest rate and never missed a payment But I also worked
either 2 or 3 jobs in those early years and I didn't eat very well the
last couple of weeks before the quarterly mortgage payment was due, and
I was driving a 14 year old car.

But, 10 years later, it was a whole nuther story..    B)

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