was pay our itty bitty house off instead of buying a bigger, newer one. Although had it not been my husband's offer for me to quit my job & go back to school, I probably would have voted for the bigger house. 
Smart man.
My sisters' house payment is $1,900 & it's not that big of a house. They've been in it for 11 years, took a big hit on the value of the house after 2008 & it is finally valued at more than what they owe. I watch HGTV's House Hunters & see young people taking on huge mortgages & I wonder what the fuck they do for a living that they can afford that at such a young age? And then once they get in the house, the station comes back for a visit & you see all the upgrades they did.
This country is not broke, in spite of the bullshit the politicians & pundits spew. We have revenue streams galore that we have not touche & will not consider. There is an attitude in America that we should never ask our elite to sacrifice or share the burden. We are a "your on your own" society, not a "we're all in this together" one.
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