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Old 02-13-2013, 07:00 PM
 
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Hey man, people with money work too.
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Old 02-13-2013, 07:06 PM
 
Location: Philaburbia
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Shoot. I consider myself middle class and I can't afford a house that costs one-third of that.

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Your ignorance, as evident in your post, is astounding.

My house is worth almost that, and I go to work every day, Dentists, and doctors work everyday, attorneys as well.
Seems like your post is the ignorant one. Dentists and doctors are not considered working class.

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These folks are full of it. Acting as if 675k for a house is totally normal.
Maybe in California or New York, but not in most of the U.S.
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Old 02-13-2013, 07:14 PM
 
Location: Surprise, Az
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My wife and I were making 3k each take home after taxes a month before starting our business in 2008. I am sorry but we were considered working class and most def did afford a 550k house.
not very smart and no way you get that loan today. Unless you left out how much you put down.
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Old 02-13-2013, 07:18 PM
 
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His opening remarks:

“Mr. President, I still live in the same working class neighborhood I grew up in. My neighbors aren’t millionaires. They’re retirees who depend on Social Security and Medicare."

The house was built in 2005 so I'm dying to know how this is the same neighborhood he grew up in unless he was homeless for 34 years.

6060 SW 13th St, West Miami, FL 33144 - Zillow
Rubio has a history of being disingenuous...

The part of West Miami that Rubio now lives in is not 'working class.' Some of his neighbors might, indeed, be retirees, but they don't "depend" on Social Security to pay for their lifestyles. Taxes and HOI on the houses in Rubio's current neighborhood probably run close to $1500/mo, which is more than the average SS recipient gets per month.
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Old 02-13-2013, 07:20 PM
 
Location: 9851 Meadowglen Lane, Apt 42, Houston Texas
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The fact he put it for sale for 700,000$ doesn't mean it's worth 700,000. He'll probably sell at 500,000$. Maybe even less.
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Old 02-13-2013, 07:22 PM
 
Location: Long Island
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What Marco left out of his opening statement is that he is selling his $675,000 working class(sic) home to move to Washington.

Marco Rubio Puts Miami House For Sale For $675,000 To Move Family To DC (PHOTOS)
and????


where I live here on long island in this workingclass community...the normal selling price for a home is 475k-650k



my little 1400 sf colinial farm house built in 1912...on a tiny 60x100 lot is estimates at 535k....I bought it in 1995 for 150k

rubio lives in miami...where a CABIN will run you 500k
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Old 02-13-2013, 07:24 PM
 
Location: 9851 Meadowglen Lane, Apt 42, Houston Texas
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and????


where I live here on long island in this workingclass community...the normal selling price for a home is 475k-650k


rubio lives in miami...where a CABIN willrun you 500k
Long Island is more expensive than Miami by a long shot.
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Old 02-13-2013, 07:30 PM
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Location: Pine Grove,AL
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Again I ask, So what. He DID graduate from law school.

Is it your premise those that have succeeded didn't work?
No, the premise is that Rubio said he lived in a working class neighborhood.

550,000 dollar house is not "working class".
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Old 02-13-2013, 07:34 PM
 
Location: Long Island
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The fact he put it for sale for 700,000$ doesn't mean it's worth 700,000. He'll probably sell at 500,000$. Maybe even less.
correct...

and the fact that he is selling it for 700k...doesnt mean that he didnt buy it for much less...he could have easily paid 300k for it( i dont know , and dont care)
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Old 02-13-2013, 07:37 PM
 
Location: Southcentral Kansas
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Shoot. I consider myself middle class and I can't afford a house that costs one-third of that.


Seems like your post is the ignorant one. Dentists and doctors are not considered working class.


Maybe in California or New York, but not in most of the U.S.
I guess you missed my link from HuffPo about the most expensive cities in the US. The most expensive by far is Miami, Florida. Isn't that where Rubio has lived all his life? Maybe you need to find that link and find out that it is very much cheaper to live in DC than in Miami. He is working in DC these days, isn't he?
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