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To: Jerome who wrote (1030)	4/9/2014 1:50:31 PM
From: Kirk ©	Respond to of 26729

We sure do! Hi Kirk.....sometimes I think that Californians live in a whole separate world.$14.00 for a car wash would be greatly excessive here in the The real issue is it may become illegal to wash your own car with the water shortage and possible run-off into the bay. What will that mean for the "working folks" who might not want to spend two hour's after tax pay to have a clean car? I have heard that some in California, even have elevators for their cars. (Now where would I have heard that?). From me... One of my new neighbors had one put in. They wanted to live here but only have 1/4 acre to work with so they went under ground to get a massive house (probably 5K sq ft) on a lot you can only build 3300 sq ft on by code if above ground. Not as obscene as Zuck in Palo Alto buying the homes from his neighbors for 2x or 3x ($4M to $6M) what they are worth so they won't sell to someone who wants to build two story homes and peer into his yard. Anyway, real inflation won't hurt the super rich... never does. It hurts the working folks who can't make investments that outperform inflation like some of us do with our investments to have wonderful lifestyles without being super rich. As for distorted values, you otta see all the money they raise for charity here as well as pledge to charity after they die. One reason land is so expensive here is much is donated to the public trust for open space... and others contribute money to buy up land that comes on the market.

To: Jerome who wrote (1030)	4/9/2014 1:54:09 PM
From: Kirk ©	Respond to of 26729

You should be careful of class envy... Prosperity has the upside of a leisurely life style, but the downside of distorted values. (just my opinion). not becoming... mercurynews.com Fran Hopkins' fourth- and fifth-grade class at the McAuliffe School raised fistfuls of cash last week along with their own awareness about a natural disaster an ocean away. Saratoga, where that school is, is quite rich with famous residents like Woz greatschools.org Some of the wealthy kids here are truly inspiring One of the students invited the whole class to his birthday party and asked for donations to the fundraiser in lieu of presents. That additional $750 brings the total fundraiser to approximately $2,000. In addition, students will be writing letters to UNICEF to request that the money be directed to the Philippine relief efforts and to explain how they raised the money. and lacs.com and mvla.net to name a few....