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To: GraceZ who wrote (8888)	2/14/2003 1:13:12 PM
From: Mr. Sunshine	Respond to of 306849

<<It's hard to track because the wife's contributions are hard to track when she works in a family business.>> Grace, That is an interesting point of view that I had not fully considered. Thank you for sharing it.

To: GraceZ who wrote (8888)	2/14/2003 1:20:45 PM
From: Wyätt Gwyön	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

that doesn't really have an effect on non-farm housing. if you look at city housing now vs. the 1950s, you basically have two wage earners now vs. one then. same housing "affordability". i look at all the people in my neighborhood under 50 and both spouses work. maybe the wife takes a bit of time off when a baby comes along. but basically, they can't afford to live on one salary. if houses were as cheap as the 50s, they could all have two houses. but worth pointing out is that houses are now much more expensive for a cash buyer than when interest rates were higher. this problem will be corrected as real estate prices fall or inflation rises--either way causing real cash value to go down.