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To: Road Walker who wrote (246707)	8/20/2005 2:32:26 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571410

But Florida has accumulated some striking distinctions. Just last week, the Tampa Bay area was deemed the least affordable metro area in the nation based on the cost of housing and getting around. The study by two nonprofit think tanks said bay area residents spend an average of 57.7 percent of household expenditures on housing and transportation. Part of the problem for Tampa is the explosion of housing costs is relatively recent. Like we discussed before, housing costs stayed constant in Tampa for more than a decade......from the 1970s to the 1990s. Whereas in CA, housing costs started exploding in the late 1970s. Since then, people have built up a lot of equity. Not someone like Ten who just moved there but others who have lived there for decades. Consequently, not as much of their disposable income is going to housing as in Tampa and other areas who have seen their housing prices jump up in recent years. Plus, CA parents give a portion of their equity to their kids so they can get started in the housing market. Finally, everyone knows that CA housing costs are disportionate to the rest of the country so corps. often give people transferring to CA a cost of living bonus. All that doesn't exist in FLA.......at least not yet. ted

To: Road Walker who wrote (246707)	8/20/2005 9:08:23 PM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571410

John, we are reviewing your perspective here: Message 21620854 You said to Tenchusatsu: "self-centered Korean ingrate who is so caught up in class that I'd abuse or neglect my fellow citizens." So let me repeat what I said: I think you had a strong emotional reaction to Tenchusatsu's post Let's focus on you John, your anger at his comment that provoked such a strong emotional reaction from you. Do you have the ability to be polite to him irregardless of his income level? Or, is your kindness only reserved for certain groups of people such as teachers and nurses, who certainly deserve kindness, but not exclusively so. Your reaction was provoked by his comment about income, so why don't we look at the information - please provide the available cash that an engineer would have compared to a teacher in California. Be sure to include the housing subsidy, public pension, 25% discounts at stores, 20% BMR discounts for housing, health insurance, LTC, summer vacation of a teacher vs over-time of an engineer, and when you get done, please let us know what the cash available is compared to the cash available of your typical engineer in California. Please post numberical information and ask Tenchusatsu for help if you have any questions on the cost of living in California before emotionally attacking him. Btw, school teachers earn $45k in the Bay Area, not $20k. Wouldn't it make better sense to discuss facts first. Regards, Amy J