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Thanks. I'll never own a home but at least if I get cancer I won't die. I'll just go bankrupt. At least there's no house for them to seize.

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Bankruptcy is substantially better than death so yeah this seems like a win?

I don't think that's a universal truth.

I also don't think it's a tradeoff we necessarily need to make.

Regardless, I'd rather live happier for less time than longer in poverty.

Are you happy now?

Could have done that in the past though too.

What are you talking about, of course you can own a home. Sorry government's manage markets terribly???

How much you make a year?

Try owning a home on an average K12 teacher's salary.

This is all a function of supply in a market. Harvard and more have done studies. The govt making loans basically free crushed the market, the solution is more housing.

K12 teacher should easily afford housing. Especially with a spouse and summer job, for crying out loud!

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