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Just my $0.02, but if you’re looking for nice high-end appliances, look on Las Vegas or Phoenix craigslists. Viking, Bosch, GE—lots of quality brands go for pennies on the dollar (e.g., a coworkers’ Viking professional series range w/ the hood for $500). Sometimes it’s a squatter making a quick buck, but a lot of times I’ve noticed it’s just an out of work FB doing what they can to put food on the table or gas in the car before they’re evicted. You’d have to be a sucker to buy this stuff new retail at this point.

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Just my $0.02, but if you’re looking for nice high-end appliances, look on Las Vegas or Phoenix craigslists. Viking, Bosch, GE—lots of quality brands go for pennies on the dollar (e.g., a coworkers’ Viking professional series range w/ the hood for $500). Sometimes it’s a squatter making a quick buck, but a lot of times I’ve noticed it’s just an out of work FB doing what they can to put food on the table or gas in the car before they’re evicted. You’d have to be a sucker to buy this stuff new retail at this point.

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Government employees don’t pay SS tax? I have my own company and I pay double dammit.
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Yeah, but they don’t collect it either. Still, it’s nice not being forced at the point of a gun (like the rest of us) to pay into something we know is a big Ponzi scheme.

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Government employees don’t pay SS tax? I have my own company and I pay double dammit.
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Yeah, but they don’t collect it either. Still, it’s nice not being forced at the point of a gun (like the rest of us) to pay into something we know is a big Ponzi scheme.

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Government employees don’t pay SS tax? I have my own company and I pay double dammit.
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Yeah, but they don’t collect it either. Still, it’s nice not being forced at the point of a gun (like the rest of us) to pay into something we know is a big Ponzi scheme.

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Government employees don’t pay SS tax? I have my own company and I pay double dammit.
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Yeah, but they don’t collect it either. Still, it’s nice not being forced at the point of a gun (like the rest of us) to pay into something we know is a big Ponzi scheme.

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Government employees don’t pay SS tax? I have my own company and I pay double dammit.
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Yeah, but they don’t collect it either. Still, it’s nice not being forced at the point of a gun (like the rest of us) to pay into something we know is a big Ponzi scheme.

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My close coworker who bought during the mania of end of 2004/early 2005 who would spend all day looking at real estate ‘investments’ on the Internet at work recently confided in me just how much under water he and his wife are. He and his wife were empty nesters and bought in theSan Elijo Meridian tract, both regretting at the time that they “only bought two homes.” Buying both with a fair amount down, but each with a teaser ARM, both places are now up for sale and they’re scared about how much of a loss they’re looking at. Soon-to-be retirees (or maybe not anymore), and they’re easily $75-100k down on each home. Of course I don’t have the heart to tell them that they aren’t going to be able to get what they paid for each (what they’re currently asking). Too bad the builder is also having trouble selling inventory homes for a lot less than what they think they can get. Pity the fool, no matter how lovable.

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