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SP,
There hasn't been many historical works published on SC country, but try the library for Stephen Payne's 1987 book "Santa Clara County - Harvest of Change." The older history is well presented although there is needless chamber-of-commerce boosterism once you get past the 1950's. In particular the evil caused by political boss AP "Dutch" Hamann is glossed over.
Isn’t he the guy that bought a house recently at the peak of the market?
Nope, shaved 30% right the fuck off the top, even with current down, we're still good. We didn't buy for investment, rather a place to live. Takes 1/3 of take home pay. Not too bad, wife doesn't work. And have cash left over for sushi.
Hey man 0% down, CalHfa.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8726073
Scant loan relief in valley
NEW MORTGAGE LIMITS, NOT-MUCH-LOWER RATES
"How many different trailer parks have you lived in?"
Jimbo, ....I think you could be missing the point. My dad owned his own business. They made laminate counter tops in Chicago. Some years were good, others were lean. Even though my dad was 2nd generation (he might as well have been fresh-off-the-boat)
When other kids were splurging at record shops or wherever, I would walk in, feign interest, and quickly wait outside. Even when I was old enough to date my father urged (pffftt, insisted) that "throwing money around" attracts the wrong kind of women.
It's a million little things that I'm still trying to understand but no, you needn't have been evicted to have been "brought up poor". IMHO
What is needed is an across-the-board public carbon tax on all carbon-emitting activities.
More tax?
I may consider it if you agree to also levying a carbon tax on all new born children anywhere in the world.
Peter P,
I think it would be enough to tax the children's carbon usage, just like anyone else's. I would prefer to keep it simple. No need to make up complex rules that ties into other activities. That is how we end up with the US tax system.
No, I think Birth Tax has more simplicity. It is the carbon tax equivalent of flat tax. :)
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It's been quite a while since I authored any threads. I've been very busy lately and have fallen behind on most of my blogging. Damned need to make a living!
Anyway, I thought some of you might find this NYT article today interesting: Be It Ever So Illogical: Homeowners Who Won’t Cut the Price
--Randy H