XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism   
   XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore   
   From: alangbaker@telus.net   
      
   In article ,   
    Gary L. Burnore  wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:50:48 +0000 (UTC), Brent   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > >On 2011-02-13, Gary L  Burnore  wrote:   
   > >> On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:15:01 -0800, Alan Baker    
   > >> wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >>>In article ,   
   > >>> Gary L. Burnore  wrote:   
   > >>>   
   > >>>> On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:41:53 GMT, russotto@grace.speakeasy.net   
   > >>>> (Matthew Russotto) wrote:   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> >In article ,   
   > >>>> >dr_jeff   wrote:   
   > >>>> >>On 2/8/11 8:48 AM, Gary L. Burnore wrote:   
   > >>>> >>>> So? Having a car costs around $100 a week.   
   > >>>> >>>   
   > >>>> >>> YOUR car might.  Others differ.  It can cost $30,000 for a fucking   
   > >>>> >>> PARKING PLACE in NY.   
   > >>>> >>   
   > >>>> >>That's approximately what a car costs a year, exclusive of parking   
   > >>>> >>costs.   
   > >>>> >   
   > >>>> >Obviously false.  As for the $30,000 parking spot, if that's ownership   
   > >>>> >I can believe it.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> Yeah, ownership.  Sorry I wasn't clear.   The good thing about it   
   > >>>> (well, until now, is that they appreciate like appts do so you can   
   > >>>> make a few K or more when you sell one.   
   > >>>   
   > >>>So then the whole argument is refuted by itself? Owning a parking spot   
   > >>>is not a burden on a car owner if it appreciates at least at the rate of   
   > >>>inflation.   
   > >   
   > >> Rignt now if you sold one, you'd lose money.  So no, not refuted by   
   > >> itself.  Also, if you consider that you're paying interest on a loan   
   > >> to pay that $30K, you could consider THAT a burden even if you earn it   
   > >> all back when it's time to sell.   
   > >   
   > >If you need a loan to buy something for $30,000, perhaps the downtown of   
   > >a major city is simply beyond your means.   
   >   
   > Didn't say NEED, did I?   Of course, maybe you should ask the millions   
   > who have car loans why they do so.   
      
   Because they NEED a car.   
      
   >   
   > What a completely moronic argument.   
   >   
   >   
   > >   
   > >> If you don't think it's a burden, would you think paying for a house   
   > >> isn't a burden because one day you might make your money back?   
   > >   
   > >I don't think   
   >   
   > Ya got that part right.   
      
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