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I’m so sure that real estate will crash that I don’t really bother questioning that premise.

Since I don’t really care how hard or how fast RE crashes, I’m enjoying the show. We’ll know when it’s here. Better than watching prime time TV. I don’t have cable, so it’s the Piggington channel. 🙂

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jg, you should go watch the movie before commenting on it.

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jg, you should go watch the movie before commenting on it.

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I do think the level of real estate discourse throttling down a notch on Piggington is due to the mainstream media being all over real estate stories. What’s there left to talk about when all the papers are writing about real estate?

I remember about 1 1/2 years ago mentioning on Piggington that buyers were lying on their loan applications. I was accused of being a low-life and suggesting illegal things. Well, it turns out most of the recent sales were done with liar loans.

Everyday, I know check patrick.net for the latest news. and I do and RSS of Roubini’s daily digest, Calculated Risk and the Big Picture. That gives me all the real estate news that I need.

For entertainment purposes, I also do an RSS of OCrenter’s excellent blog and some other blogs.

Piggington is useful for San Diego specific information. And unlike Ben’s blog, Piggington has a give-and-take and feedback among posters.

To me the politics is fun and entertainment. I’m sitting-back, relaxing and enjoying the show — the implosion of real estate and the Bush Administration.

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I do think the level of real estate discourse throttling down a notch on Piggington is due to the mainstream media being all over real estate stories. What’s there left to talk about when all the papers are writing about real estate?

I remember about 1 1/2 years ago mentioning on Piggington that buyers were lying on their loan applications. I was accused of being a low-life and suggesting illegal things. Well, it turns out most of the recent sales were done with liar loans.

Everyday, I know check patrick.net for the latest news. and I do and RSS of Roubini’s daily digest, Calculated Risk and the Big Picture. That gives me all the real estate news that I need.

For entertainment purposes, I also do an RSS of OCrenter’s excellent blog and some other blogs.

Piggington is useful for San Diego specific information. And unlike Ben’s blog, Piggington has a give-and-take and feedback among posters.

To me the politics is fun and entertainment. I’m sitting-back, relaxing and enjoying the show — the implosion of real estate and the Bush Administration.

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cyphire and rustico, I’m glad you guys are here. You make this board more interesting.

btw, rustico, I’m planning soon to try out that Mexican restaurant you recommended.

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cyphire and rustico, I’m glad you guys are here. You make this board more interesting.

btw, rustico, I’m planning soon to try out that Mexican restaurant you recommended.

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Well said, speedingbullet.

The escalating teenage birth rate and growing number of unwanted children are not due to liberalism.

It has to do with the religious conservatives who have their heads buried in the sand and won’t fund sex education. Teenagers think that babies come from praying to the Virgin Mary.

Oakland and Washington DC are salient examples, sure. But look at Palatka, Florida or any of the bible belt towns. There are plenty of unwanted births right there.

As much as the priests preach against out of wedlock sex, the flock is still humping like rabbits.

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jg, as a fervent Catholic, do you use contraception or abstinence? Just kidding, you don’t have to answer unless you want to. As always, you’re a good sport. 🙂

As Catholics, my grandparents did not use contraception. They had 7 kids. Lucky that they plenty to feed the kids. Unfortunately, war, political and economic change didn’t leave us grand-kids the luxury to indulge in such lifestyle.

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Well said, speedingbullet.

The escalating teenage birth rate and growing number of unwanted children are not due to liberalism.

It has to do with the religious conservatives who have their heads buried in the sand and won’t fund sex education. Teenagers think that babies come from praying to the Virgin Mary.

Oakland and Washington DC are salient examples, sure. But look at Palatka, Florida or any of the bible belt towns. There are plenty of unwanted births right there.

As much as the priests preach against out of wedlock sex, the flock is still humping like rabbits.

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jg, as a fervent Catholic, do you use contraception or abstinence? Just kidding, you don’t have to answer unless you want to. As always, you’re a good sport. 🙂

As Catholics, my grandparents did not use contraception. They had 7 kids. Lucky that they plenty to feed the kids. Unfortunately, war, political and economic change didn’t leave us grand-kids the luxury to indulge in such lifestyle.

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I watched the _Sicko_ last night. I wanted Michael Moore to have a good opening weekend so that he would keep on making these types of movies.

Health care in America is great if you have a good family doctor who can refer your to top-notch specialists, if you need them.

Otherwise, I agree with uncomfortably numb, the health system is geared towards keeping patients drugged for life.

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Some personal stories. My uncle (84 yo) lives in France. He had a stroke and he’s paralyzed on the right side. He’s able to stay at home because everyday a nurse comes and see him twice per day. Once a day, he has a helper help with laundry, cleaning and chores. It’s a big help to my aunt who also cares for her husband.

The French complain a lot but they are generally a happy bunch. They don’t complain because they are depressed. They complain because they are intellectually curious and they see the injustice. Big difference.

Middle-class French care about quality of life, but middle class Americans want that new truck and that big-screen TV.

France has some of the best doctors and some top Pharmas. Charlie Rose got his heart mitral valve repair in Paris. You’d think that with all his connections, he’d get the best doctors in America.

For sure, one makes more money as a business exec in America. Upper-Middle folks also do better materially in America. However, I’d much rather be middle-middle and lower-middle in France.

What’s funny to me is that the “heartland” Americans tend to vote against their economic interests for the rich. I guess, they can always pray for good health and hope for faith-based organizations to help them in tough times.

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A friend’s parents live in Vancouver, Canada. The dad has leukemia and never had to wait to see a doctor. He walks right in during appointment time. In fact, he jumps ahead of the line because of his health situation. It looks like he beat the disease and is he’s now in good health.

And at 80 years of age, he’s still healthy enough to take road trips to the USofA twice a year. And yes, they do buy temporary health insurance when they visit.

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The people with bad teeth or no teeth in America are the ones in the “Heartland” and the South. In San Diego that would be El Cajon, Santee, Lakeside and Ramona. Many of them are former enlisted/drafted military personnel, but they didn’t serve long enough to get dental coverage.

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I watched the _Sicko_ last night. I wanted Michael Moore to have a good opening weekend so that he would keep on making these types of movies.

Health care in America is great if you have a good family doctor who can refer your to top-notch specialists, if you need them.

Otherwise, I agree with uncomfortably numb, the health system is geared towards keeping patients drugged for life.

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Some personal stories. My uncle (84 yo) lives in France. He had a stroke and he’s paralyzed on the right side. He’s able to stay at home because everyday a nurse comes and see him twice per day. Once a day, he has a helper help with laundry, cleaning and chores. It’s a big help to my aunt who also cares for her husband.

The French complain a lot but they are generally a happy bunch. They don’t complain because they are depressed. They complain because they are intellectually curious and they see the injustice. Big difference.

Middle-class French care about quality of life, but middle class Americans want that new truck and that big-screen TV.

France has some of the best doctors and some top Pharmas. Charlie Rose got his heart mitral valve repair in Paris. You’d think that with all his connections, he’d get the best doctors in America.

For sure, one makes more money as a business exec in America. Upper-Middle folks also do better materially in America. However, I’d much rather be middle-middle and lower-middle in France.

What’s funny to me is that the “heartland” Americans tend to vote against their economic interests for the rich. I guess, they can always pray for good health and hope for faith-based organizations to help them in tough times.

——–

A friend’s parents live in Vancouver, Canada. The dad has leukemia and never had to wait to see a doctor. He walks right in during appointment time. In fact, he jumps ahead of the line because of his health situation. It looks like he beat the disease and is he’s now in good health.

And at 80 years of age, he’s still healthy enough to take road trips to the USofA twice a year. And yes, they do buy temporary health insurance when they visit.

——–

The people with bad teeth or no teeth in America are the ones in the “Heartland” and the South. In San Diego that would be El Cajon, Santee, Lakeside and Ramona. Many of them are former enlisted/drafted military personnel, but they didn’t serve long enough to get dental coverage.

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If you’re a bad parent it’s your fault. Don’t have kids if you can’t raise them.

I don’t know…. If one needs a license to become a hair-dresser, why wouldn’t there be pre-requisites to becoming a parent, if that’s the most important job?

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If you’re a bad parent it’s your fault. Don’t have kids if you can’t raise them.

I don’t know…. If one needs a license to become a hair-dresser, why wouldn’t there be pre-requisites to becoming a parent, if that’s the most important job?

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Good summary, Concho.

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Politics is a good side topic to Real Estate. It makes this forum fun and interesting. Politics makes the world go ’round.

Could it be that the right is feeling a little demoralized these days?

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Good summary, Concho.

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Politics is a good side topic to Real Estate. It makes this forum fun and interesting. Politics makes the world go ’round.

Could it be that the right is feeling a little demoralized these days?

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