New Survey: Improving Housing Affordability – But Still a Way to Go

[CARLHAYDEN]

The article fails the mention the other aspect of this 'affordability' equation - incomes.  This is the problem.  Back in the fifties, sixties, and seventies, incomes for the majority of people were radically higher than at present.  Get everyone back on $35/hour union jobs and we won't have to have quite the deflation this author is so pleased about.

Don't be petty.

Sen. McCain alleged that you can get $50 an hour for picking lettuce.

[CARLHAYDEN]

You can...if lettuce costs $200 a pound.  Lots of white guys doing the job then.

But, lettuce doesn't cost $200 a pound here.

An McCain said a couple of years ago that you could pick lettuce for $50 an hour.

Now, are you suggesting that McCain was something less than accurate?

[CARLHAYDEN]

You can...if lettuce costs $200 a pound.  Lots of white guys doing the job then.

But, lettuce doesn't cost $200 a pound here.

An McCain said a couple of years ago that you could pick lettuce for $50 an hour.

Now, are you suggesting that McCain was something less than accurate?

yes

Good.

Its nice to see someone else on the forum recognize the McCain is 'less than accurate' in his many statements (which was my point).