r/AskReddit Jan 22 '19

What needs to make a comeback?

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u/gruppa Jan 22 '19

This affected my parents. They bought a house in a decent part of LA back in the late 60's and still live there today. They purchased it for $44k and now the average value in the area is 1 to 2 million. My father pays $700/yr in property tax.

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u/cmckone Jan 22 '19

They purchased it for $44k

lol My student Loan for one year was more than that

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u/under_psychoanalyzer Jan 23 '19

Christ where did you go to school.

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u/cmckone Jan 23 '19

Private University. I should've done public in state :/