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Re:Why a medieval peasant got more vacation time than you by alexeisadeski3 on Sunday September 01, 2013 @04:29PM (#6312028)
Economic security and a mortgage are mutually exclusive for most people.

And raising a family is unrelated to both.

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Re:Why a medieval peasant got more vacation time than you by ronaldx on Monday September 02, 2013 @06:59AM (#6314537)
> Economic security and a mortgage are mutually exclusive for most people.

Oh wow no. For "most people", a mortgage represents the only means of escape from throwing all your money into a rental trap.

Having access to a mortgage represents a giant step up in economic security.

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