In article <41312BFB.4B984AAA@yahoo.co.jp>, Eric Takabayashi
<etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> wrote:

> What do you think $5,000 a year can get you? Should old people be
> required to live in Alabama?

Real estate is also something I'm not an expert in, so I'm unsure why
you're asking me.  5k a year in a house will get you a house that will
cost somebody else 10k a year in 5 years.  Is that a good enough
answer.  If one is buying any kind of house these days it seems a good
investment.  Admittedly we're buying a house in Southern California
where the rise in real estate costs is amazing to watch., particularly
if you're so invested.  

Sadly many are not. Maybe they should vote for candidates in all their
elections that address these issues, rather than focusing on gay
marriage, blowjobs in the oval office, ancient military records and who
invented the internet.  Amazingly these topics seem to be the central
issues of their lives rather than such as  health care, insurance, good
jobs, clean water, etc.

I'm sure they'll know just what to do with SocSec when they're told
whose fault it all was.

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