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Old 11-27-2008, 12:50 AM   #375
classicman
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Originally Posted by Pico and ME View Post
However, I wonder how many households have two incomes just to survive...to get the bills paid.
For all the stuff they couldn't really afford in the first place?
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Originally Posted by lookout123 View Post
Certainly families are at peril, but consider the difference. In 1929 if Bob lost his job and Judy was already a stay at home mom there was ZERO income to buy food and pay the mortgage/rent. In 2008 if Bob loses his job and Judy still has hers life gets shitty but they can probably still eat and pay the rent.
Not if the had an ARM that just went up. Some of them can't afford the increase with both of them working.
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