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To: Constant Reader who wrote (290)	9/21/2005 10:54:04 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	Respond to of 2253

Actually, I was always under the impression that most of the federal aid for private reconstruction was in the form of low interest loans not outright grants of money wonder how many of those gov't owned repossessed houses that are now being considered for homesteading were a product of the previous disaster low interest loan subsidized reconstruction....heh

To: Constant Reader who wrote (290)	9/21/2005 10:54:58 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2253

Low interest loans haven't been as much of a benefit lately as they used to be when interest rates were high. I didn't know most people didn't buy insurance. It would not occur to me to not have insurance on my home. My home insurance lapsed a couple of times back in the days before automatic deduction bill paying and I was always uncomfortable until I got it restored. I don't have life insurance. I've gotten some odd looks from people when I tell them that, so it has always seemed to me that life insurance was a knee-jerk given for most people, whether they needed it or not. If I find some energy, maybe I'll look up rates of participation in various forms of insurance. Or not.