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barnaby33ParticipantSacramento Bee chart to Ca unemployment by county.
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barnaby33ParticipantSacramento Bee chart to Ca unemployment by county.
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barnaby33ParticipantTake 2000 prices, add in zero for inflation and you have reasonable prices in todays dollars. Salaries not going up? Prices must come down. I earn LESS now than I did then in real terms and so is most everyone else.
Joshbarnaby33ParticipantTake 2000 prices, add in zero for inflation and you have reasonable prices in todays dollars. Salaries not going up? Prices must come down. I earn LESS now than I did then in real terms and so is most everyone else.
Joshbarnaby33ParticipantTake 2000 prices, add in zero for inflation and you have reasonable prices in todays dollars. Salaries not going up? Prices must come down. I earn LESS now than I did then in real terms and so is most everyone else.
Joshbarnaby33ParticipantTake 2000 prices, add in zero for inflation and you have reasonable prices in todays dollars. Salaries not going up? Prices must come down. I earn LESS now than I did then in real terms and so is most everyone else.
Joshbarnaby33ParticipantTake 2000 prices, add in zero for inflation and you have reasonable prices in todays dollars. Salaries not going up? Prices must come down. I earn LESS now than I did then in real terms and so is most everyone else.
JoshMarch 9, 2009 at 9:36 AM in reply to: My girlfriend wants to buy a condo in north county. But what do the Piggs say? #362641barnaby33ParticipantMy girlfriend rents a condo in Del Mar over by Torrey Pines High School. She pays about $1600 a month for a 2 bedroom/2 bath (about 1000 sq ft).
She doesn’t rent, her company rents it for her. I actually understand why she’d want to buy. Like lots of people she sees prices have come down and she has been inured (through years of marketing) to think ownership is the way to go. However several things you’ve pointed out scream rent don’t buy. They are
- Included rent.
- Limited down payment.
- Can’t find anything she’d be happy with in her price range, or even close to it.
- A certainty of declining prices in the near future.
Even assuming her job is secure, she doesn’t seem like a good candidate to buy at this time. I suspect without knowing, nesting is a large part of it.
Josh
March 9, 2009 at 9:36 AM in reply to: My girlfriend wants to buy a condo in north county. But what do the Piggs say? #362932barnaby33ParticipantMy girlfriend rents a condo in Del Mar over by Torrey Pines High School. She pays about $1600 a month for a 2 bedroom/2 bath (about 1000 sq ft).
She doesn’t rent, her company rents it for her. I actually understand why she’d want to buy. Like lots of people she sees prices have come down and she has been inured (through years of marketing) to think ownership is the way to go. However several things you’ve pointed out scream rent don’t buy. They are
- Included rent.
- Limited down payment.
- Can’t find anything she’d be happy with in her price range, or even close to it.
- A certainty of declining prices in the near future.
Even assuming her job is secure, she doesn’t seem like a good candidate to buy at this time. I suspect without knowing, nesting is a large part of it.
Josh
March 9, 2009 at 9:36 AM in reply to: My girlfriend wants to buy a condo in north county. But what do the Piggs say? #363086barnaby33ParticipantMy girlfriend rents a condo in Del Mar over by Torrey Pines High School. She pays about $1600 a month for a 2 bedroom/2 bath (about 1000 sq ft).
She doesn’t rent, her company rents it for her. I actually understand why she’d want to buy. Like lots of people she sees prices have come down and she has been inured (through years of marketing) to think ownership is the way to go. However several things you’ve pointed out scream rent don’t buy. They are
- Included rent.
- Limited down payment.
- Can’t find anything she’d be happy with in her price range, or even close to it.
- A certainty of declining prices in the near future.
Even assuming her job is secure, she doesn’t seem like a good candidate to buy at this time. I suspect without knowing, nesting is a large part of it.
Josh
March 9, 2009 at 9:36 AM in reply to: My girlfriend wants to buy a condo in north county. But what do the Piggs say? #363126barnaby33ParticipantMy girlfriend rents a condo in Del Mar over by Torrey Pines High School. She pays about $1600 a month for a 2 bedroom/2 bath (about 1000 sq ft).
She doesn’t rent, her company rents it for her. I actually understand why she’d want to buy. Like lots of people she sees prices have come down and she has been inured (through years of marketing) to think ownership is the way to go. However several things you’ve pointed out scream rent don’t buy. They are
- Included rent.
- Limited down payment.
- Can’t find anything she’d be happy with in her price range, or even close to it.
- A certainty of declining prices in the near future.
Even assuming her job is secure, she doesn’t seem like a good candidate to buy at this time. I suspect without knowing, nesting is a large part of it.
Josh
March 9, 2009 at 9:36 AM in reply to: My girlfriend wants to buy a condo in north county. But what do the Piggs say? #363235barnaby33ParticipantMy girlfriend rents a condo in Del Mar over by Torrey Pines High School. She pays about $1600 a month for a 2 bedroom/2 bath (about 1000 sq ft).
She doesn’t rent, her company rents it for her. I actually understand why she’d want to buy. Like lots of people she sees prices have come down and she has been inured (through years of marketing) to think ownership is the way to go. However several things you’ve pointed out scream rent don’t buy. They are
- Included rent.
- Limited down payment.
- Can’t find anything she’d be happy with in her price range, or even close to it.
- A certainty of declining prices in the near future.
Even assuming her job is secure, she doesn’t seem like a good candidate to buy at this time. I suspect without knowing, nesting is a large part of it.
Josh
barnaby33ParticipantI must say whenever I read a title that says may or might when it comes to bad news, I just assume it is fait accompli. Furthermore I just assume the headline is nowhere near negative enough.
Why must GM’s bankruptcy and future viability be tied to nationalized healthcare? It wasn’t terribly competitive throughout most of the 90’s and certainly wasn’t in the 80’s when the Japanese starting eating our lunch. I personally feel that too much emphasis is being placed on healthcare costs, and how to continue to offer those benefits, when the realization should be it was a dumb idea to offer them and they cannot be continued.
After GM goes through a bankruptcy and has its cost structures aligned with what the market can absorb, then we could have a national debate about the costs and benefits of nationalized or employer provided care. I just don’t see these issues as being tightly linked to GM’s future, so much as its past and the unrealistic expectations that its employees and retirees have.
Joshbarnaby33ParticipantI must say whenever I read a title that says may or might when it comes to bad news, I just assume it is fait accompli. Furthermore I just assume the headline is nowhere near negative enough.
Why must GM’s bankruptcy and future viability be tied to nationalized healthcare? It wasn’t terribly competitive throughout most of the 90’s and certainly wasn’t in the 80’s when the Japanese starting eating our lunch. I personally feel that too much emphasis is being placed on healthcare costs, and how to continue to offer those benefits, when the realization should be it was a dumb idea to offer them and they cannot be continued.
After GM goes through a bankruptcy and has its cost structures aligned with what the market can absorb, then we could have a national debate about the costs and benefits of nationalized or employer provided care. I just don’t see these issues as being tightly linked to GM’s future, so much as its past and the unrealistic expectations that its employees and retirees have.
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