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The holy Bibble says our pets can't go to Heaven 'cause they
ain't got no soul, but it's more like the guys who created
these myths realized if little piggies and moo-cows had souls
then they'd be waiting for us in Heaven with nun-chucks and
brass knuckles to show us a little appreciation for gnawing
on their corporeal asses down here on Earth.
There are no doubt unknown alien races out there so advanced
that they would make our civilization look like a dog track
by
comparison. And if
they cleaved Jesus, or its otherworldly equivalent, to their
green, scaly bosoms I doubt they'd consider
mankind
fit for Paradise. We'd be relegated to something that would
look like the Rainbow Bridge although it'd be in color ranges
only mantis shrimp can see.
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Okay, so I have an idea to help solve the housing crisis.
It's embryonic, not perfectly thought out, and not humorous
at all.
I call it... The Forever Home.
Okay (deep breath) so in an effort to slow the ridiculous
rise in home prices we need houses whose value increases
very slowly and whose costs are affordable by those unable
to buy a gazillion-dollar house that is so typical today.
To
make this work, our dear government could offer a zero interest
loan on new homes, or older homes that
fit the requirements. These homes would be tagged as "Forever
Homes" and can not be sold for profit though the price
can be
adjusted annually tied to inflation.
These homes can only be owned by the homesteader and
can never be rented or VRBO-ed.
I know this is antithetical to everything we've been
taught about our homes, about them being an investment,
but this avenue of greed is forcing hundreds of thousands
of families to sleep on the streets.
The fruits of this program wouldn't be immediate but
if twenty or thirty years down the line a three-bedroom
home can be had for less than the GDP of Bermuda then
it will be a success.
And, no, I did not go into every little detail
of this plan. This is just me thinking someone has to
start the conversation somewhere.
=Lefty=
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