Re: Not always joking, it seems

Keith F. Lynch wrote:
> Ted Nolan <tednolan> <tednolan> wrote:
>> Keith F. Lynch <kfl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> I'm really baffled by that claim.  In 1967, the average one-income
>>> family could afford to buy a house.  By 2005, the average
>>> two-income family could not, even though 20-year mortgages had been
>>> replaced by 30-year mortgages.  In 1967, nearly everyone could
>>> afford medical insurance.  By 2005, tens of millions of Americans
>>> could not.
> 
>> House sizes were in general much smaller in 1967, and they didn't
>> have a lot of modern amenities.
> 
> If people today can afford small houses but not large ones with
> amenities, why have house sizes and amenities increased?  Why isn't
> the market providing what people can afford?
>

A very good question.  Why do developers have to be FORCED (by law if 
necessary) to provide "affordable housing" options?


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