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Dear Donovan,<br><br>
You are not remembering my rent figures very well. Families who
have rented my 3-bedroom upstairs have found the $750 rent very
reasonable, and students who have 3 bedrooms and 2 baths downstairs for
$600 believe that they have died and gone to heaven.<br><br>
By the way, the upstairs will be available for Fall semester and the
downstairs will be available July 1. Please spread the word and
give anyone interested my e-mail address.<br><br>
Nick Gier<br><br>
At 09:33 AM 5/1/2007, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Nick,<br>
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I didn't attack your house. I was disagreeing with you charging $1500 to
rent a house in Moscow. In order for that to be considered affordable
housing a family would have to make $4,500 a month in net income. Those
types of jobs are just not available in Moscow. Nor does a person get
that much money in students loans, grants and scholarships.<br>
<br>
What you seem to not comprehend is that when you make rent prices so
outrageous you make life very difficult, if not impossible for couples
with children that would like to get out of poverty by getting a degree
at UI. <br>
<br>
Sure, $1500 is affordable for 5 or 6 college students. But single
families have to pay that same market rate. This was my biggest challenge
as a student body senator, was trying to find adequate low income housing
for single families. It doesn't exist. The UI family housing is full, and
the buildings are falling apart, not entirely safe, and have mold and
health issues. <br>
<br>
That was my point, and why I am angry about the situation. It is
completely unfair.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
<br>
Donovan<br><br>
<b><i>Nick Gier <ngier@uidaho.edu></i></b> wrote:<br>
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<dd>Good Morning Visionaries:<br><br>
<dd>I'm just as fed with Donovan's tirades as anyone on this list.
(My favorite attack was the one on my house. I can defend myself,
but house cannot.) Objecting to his insults and bad manners is one
thing, but diagnosing his mental state complete with labels is another
thing, even if he has given his own diagnosis.<br>
<br>
<dd>I would very much like this thread to cease immediately.<br><br>
<dd>Nick Gier<br>
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