Ah-HA! The Missus wondered about this awhile back and I mentioned it on the blog and lo and behold, it seems that it is a question worth asking: those shiny new homes they build on 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'- how do people afford them?
Apparently, they don't- at least not in this case. Mortgage Payments for this couple (if it's the couple I'm thinking of- they were featured on the nauseating Ty Pennington special this past Sunday) and their family have doubled. Yep. DOUBLED. Plus they had medical debts on top of that- and that was before the renovation. And to top it all off, Husband Dearest might be on the verge of losing his job.
This is why I might be leery if Pennington and company came calling. It's not that I wouldn't be thrilled at the opportunity- (especially if we had special needs children or some other dire need for improved housing) it's just that, on face value, on the show, people just say 'OK. Build us a new house!' They don't stop and ask: 'Hey, Ty- are you gonna help with the mortgage payments?'
Do they deserve some help? Sure- but the show should also take the subprime crisis into account when they start building shiny new things. I mean if your house is falling apart to begin with, are you really going to be in a position to handle a shiny new one, financially speaking?
(Oh and P.S.: It is bullshit that medical insurance doesn't cover their son's autism. That's a crappy deal- more reasons why we need to dismember the health care industry.)
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