<DIV>Tom,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You do realize that a $200,000 house is less affordable in Moscow, ID then it is in Orlando, FL, Philadelphia, PA, Des Moines, IA, and St. Paul, MN and why? Don't you? Because I am beginning to think you don't understand the difference between affordability and cost. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan<BR><BR><B><I>Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">In addition, Arnold reflected upon only one of the 50+ houses/communities<BR>reflected in my link at:<BR><BR>Open House in America<BR>http://www.parade.com/WAL/slideshow/open-house-01.html<BR><BR>Hint: There is a little arrow-thingie just to the right of the photo.<BR><BR>(pssssst . . . pssssst . . . Arnold: Click on the arrow-thingie)<BR><BR>Thanks, Saundra.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow,
Idaho<BR><BR>*******************************************************<BR><BR>And why shouldn't the rich pay taxes?<BR><BR>"The people that write laws are greedy. They need money to buy votes. What<BR>better way to get it than to extract it, by force of law, from the<BR>relatively few who can afford the nicer things in life. If you can buy<BR>something nice then you can pay more taxes so that politicians can give<BR>something to the 'poor' and take a cut for themselves."<BR><BR>- Varnel W. (March 20, 2006)<BR><BR>*******************************************************<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR><BR>From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<BR>On Behalf Of Saundra Lund<BR>Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 10:58 AM<BR>To: 'Donovan Arnold'; 'Vision 2020'<BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] So You Think Houses are Expensive in Moscow?<BR><BR>Hmm . . . Donovan, while your conclusion may be valid, your data is flawed<BR>because you're comparing apples
& oranges. As you know, you've jumped on<BR>people when you've thought they made the same mistake :-)<BR><BR>In addition, please cite your source for your data that the average<BR>household income in Orlando is $70,000 -- that's about DOUBLE what the US<BR>census indicates.<BR><BR>It seems to me you either need to compare Moscow to Orlando (both county<BR>seats, BTW) or Latah County to Orange County. Instead, you've compared<BR>Latah County to Orlando.<BR><BR>For those interested in the accurate comparison:<BR><BR>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latah_County,_Idaho<BR>"The median income for a household in the county was $32,524, and the median<BR>income for a family was $46,303. Males had a median income of $34,734 versus<BR>$24,886 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,690. About<BR>7.90% of families and 16.70% of the population were below the poverty line,<BR>including 10.20% of those under age 18 and 5.40% of those age 65 or
over."<BR><BR>AND<BR>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_County,_Florida<BR>"The median income for a household in the county was $41,311, and the median<BR>income for a family was $47,159. Males had a median income of $32,053 versus<BR>$25,402 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,916. About<BR>8.80% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the poverty line,<BR>including 16.30% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over."<BR><BR>OR<BR><BR>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow,_Idaho<BR>"The median income for a household in the city was $26,884, and the median<BR>income for a family was $46,331. Males had a median income of $35,494 versus<BR>$24,560 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,930. About<BR>9.5% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line,<BR>including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over."<BR><BR>AND<BR>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida<BR>"The
median income for a household in the city was $35,732, and the median<BR>income for a family was $40,648. Males had a median income of $30,866 versus<BR>$25,267 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,216. About<BR>13.3% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line,<BR>including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over."<BR><BR><BR>HTH,<BR>Saundra Lund<BR>Moscow, ID<BR><BR>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do<BR>nothing.<BR>- Edmund Burke<BR><BR>***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2006 through life plus<BR>70 years, Saundra Lund. Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside<BR>the Vision 2020 forum without the express written permission of the<BR>author.*****<BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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