Art Webb
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with respect also, JC, we were discussing growing up poor, and it wasn't me who claimed nobody grew up poorer than me, as that idea is demonstrably wrong no one who has spent most of his life with a roof and some food is by any measure the poorest person in the world, there are people living in alleys and under bridges as we speak, as well as tarpaper shacks in muddy fields Currently in the US an income of 20k is considered 'poverty level' for a 2 person household, the smallest household listed, and my income before taxes is around $27 k, so I do still qualify as 'poor' by any reasonable first world standard, but not nearly 'poorest of the poor' a status I never claimed, though i have been homeless and gone without food for days I don't own the land yet, but will soon, so that's a definite improvement over a lot of the world's population The land IS in an impoverished area though, I am buying this lot for less that 10k, (and it's not worth 1/2 that, according to the tax office) the Shed will be a 'formal house' at an income of 27k, and an age of 49, I will never be able to afford what most folks would call a house That's ok, the shed will be enough for a man going his own way, or maybe I'll go for a bigger one later If I had any sort of an HOA I would be off this land tomorrow, and not by choice, and so would all of my neighbors maybe that'll give a better understanding of why I said that, as someone who grew up poor I like being able to do my DIY projects, many people couldn't afford to live under such restrictions Heck, if I hadn't been allowed to make my RV cover, my roof would be dripping on my head right now
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