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Shrug. Why then is the school property tax rate on my home four times the rate on the home next door? Why not 100 times more? Costs renters nothing, right?
Zoning inflates rents, and I do write a check for the inflated rent. I pay more to rent a ROOM than my next door neighbor pays to own a HOUSE.
It's more because it's a business, not a residence. It's the same as with any business.
You pay more to rent a room because of your life circumstances, not because of zoning. Your neighbor didn't spend 30 years working minimum wage jobs, ruining their credit, and doing nothing to better their situation. Instead, they put home ownership as a priority in their life, and made it happen.
Show me one I can afford. It's actually very difficult to PLACE an older trailer in a trailer park; they're not wanted. show me one with transit access I can afford.
Ah yes. Back to caviar taste on a McDonalds budget. You want the ONE living arrangement that you've decided is perfect for you, and should be made affordable to someone that flips burgers for a living.
If I can afford House A, and government says A can be sold ONLY in conjunction with the sale of House B, how can you say nothing prevents me from buying a home except MONEY ad credit worthiness?
THAT home. But as we've seen, you set your sights on the ONE thing that you've decided you should have, and when you don't get it, you quit.
Here's a news flash: if you can barely afford a room in a house, no matter what you've convinced yourself, you would never have been able to afford your magical home.
This alternet article shows us that we need to make some serious changes in this country. I for one believe that it is high time to tax the wealthy with a wealth tax. We should also raise payroll tax cap on Social Security. There is no reason in the world that Americans should be living like gypsy's in their retirement years. This is truly an outrage.
Ah yes. Back to caviar taste on a McDonalds budget. You want the ONE living arrangement that you've decided is perfect for you, and should be made affordable to someone that flips burgers for a living.
I've read that if you fit in that category it doesn't matter what your educational background is, what job you had your chances of finding something comparable is less than 10%. And that has happened to a lot of people the last few years.
Anyone can find themselves in that position. Companies close/merge all the time. Or else you might have some serious medical problem and can no longer work. Almost everyone posting on this forum could run into that.
I'm 58 and I just got the second highest paying job of my life. Yes, it took me longer to find than jobs I held in my 20s and 30s, but I am far from obsolete.
It's not that easy anymore. Do you have any idea how many apply for the same job....hundreds if not more. The majority don't even get an interview. I know people who have sent out hundreds of their resumes for jobs that they are highly qualified for. Unfortunately, there are many just as qualified. And this is the real world. Your world is a fantasy.
I've discovered that in this day and age, nobody really wants to work (especially people under 40). If you apply for those "less attractive" jobs that require a lot of work the numbers of applicants are considerably smaller and the turn-over is astronomical. The work may not be glamorous, but it's an honorable job and a paycheck. Not everybody can be a CEO.
It's more because it's a business, not a residence. It's the same as with any business.
You pay more to rent a room because of your life circumstances, not because of zoning. Your neighbor didn't spend 30 years working minimum wage jobs, ruining their credit, and doing nothing to better their situation. Instead, they put home ownership as a priority in their life, and made it happen.
What exacty did I do to ruin my credit? Did I overspend or mismanage my money?
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It's actually very difficult to PLACE an older trailer in a trailer park; they're not wanted. show me one with transit access I can afford. 
