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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #680 on: June 28, 2017, 10:22:05 PM »
$130K in taxes on $300K? You need a new accountant. Once you take out deductions, exemptions, etc, probably closer to $70K. Not that $60K left over is a lot, but just saying...

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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #681 on: June 29, 2017, 02:52:41 AM »
I am sorry but people buy these huge houses with huge mortgages and then complain about the high cost of living. I dont care that Lakewood is cheaper then Brooklyn, live in a basement with 10 kids if need be.heck live in 2 basements it is still much cheaper!

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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #682 on: June 29, 2017, 06:17:44 AM »
I am sorry but people buy these huge houses with huge mortgages and then complain about the high cost of living. I dont care that Lakewood is cheaper then Brooklyn, live in a basement with 10 kids if need be.heck live in 2 basements it is still much cheaper!
Really? 2k+ a month for the rest of your life  is cheaper than a mortgage? Maybe ppl should live in their cars.

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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #683 on: June 29, 2017, 06:27:54 AM »
Really? 2k+ a month for the rest of your life  is cheaper than a mortgage? Maybe ppl should live in their cars.
you can rent a basement in lkwd these days for $700. That's $1400 for a 6 bedroom (of course you would need to find them nextdoor.) Just sayin. But I will say that many people opt to spend between 500k -700k and live in Lakewood (even in a duplex) vs. spend 350k and moving to Jackson. Or insisting on driving a leased oddy vs buying a used minivan. Etc.

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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #684 on: June 29, 2017, 06:48:04 AM »
I am sorry but people buy these huge houses with huge mortgages and then complain about the high cost of living. I dont care that Lakewood is cheaper then Brooklyn, live in a basement with 10 kids if need be.heck live in 2 basements it is still much cheaper!
Few of those arrested were in large fancy houses. A fifteen years old Westgate house is the way you are describing it.
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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #685 on: June 29, 2017, 07:14:46 AM »
Few of those arrested were in large fancy houses. A fifteen years old Westgate house is the way you are describing it.
He's saying that families can live perfectly fine in rented townhouses at $1600/1800 a month.

There is no chiyuv to get a mortgage asap..

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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #686 on: June 29, 2017, 07:55:16 AM »
He's saying that families can live perfectly fine in rented townhouses at $1600/1800 a month.

There is no chiyuv to get a mortgage asap..
someone who bought a west gate house fifteen years ago can have a mortgage ay about that level
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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #687 on: June 29, 2017, 07:58:18 AM »
someone who bought a west gate house fifteen years ago can have a mortgage ay about that level
So what. I'm not talking about anyone who bought a Westgate house 15 years ago.

It's a general comment about the sad state of affairs in this town. Half the people I know are killing themselves for a mortgage. They could be living a much higher quality of life in a rental.. jmho

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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #688 on: June 29, 2017, 08:00:59 AM »
So what. I'm not talking about anyone who bought a Westgate house 15 years ago.

It's a general comment about the sad state of affairs in this town. Half the people I know are killing themselves for a mortgage. They could be living a much higher quality of life in a rental.. jmho
That may be your point but is not his. He wrote about living with ten kids in a basement.
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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #689 on: June 29, 2017, 08:02:27 AM »
So what. I'm not talking about anyone who bought a Westgate house 15 years ago.

It's a general comment about the sad state of affairs in this town. Half the people I know are killing themselves for a mortgage. They could be living a much higher quality of life in a rental.. jmho
And there are people who are renting and are struggling. It's not just those few hundred that are making or breaking it.

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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #690 on: June 29, 2017, 08:06:20 AM »
And there are people who are renting and are struggling. It's not just those few hundred that are making or breaking it.
It's crucial to pay attention to "those few hundred".
It's also not a chiyuv to spend 10k on royal clothing for all the kids every YT.
I could go on and on but what's the point ..

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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #691 on: June 29, 2017, 09:02:06 AM »
It's crucial to pay attention to "those few hundred".
It's also not a chiyuv to spend 10k on royal clothing for all the kids every YT.
I could go on and on but what's the point ..

agreed.
What about all the teachers who teach full time and do not get health insurance? They cannot pay for health insurance, so their only choice is to get Medicaid. This is a huge issue for the Rabbonim to fix.
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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #692 on: June 29, 2017, 09:13:16 AM »
agreed.
What about all the teachers who teach full time and do not get health insurance? They cannot pay for health insurance, so their only choice is to get Medicaid. This is a huge issue for the Rabbonim to fix.
It is definitely a responsibility of the tzibur to ensure that rabbeim get a living wage.
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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #693 on: June 29, 2017, 09:22:55 AM »
agreed.
What about all the teachers who teach full time and do not get health insurance? They cannot pay for health insurance, so their only choice is to get Medicaid. This is a huge issue for the Rabbonim to fix.

Pay the teachers and raise tuition to a normal price.

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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #694 on: June 29, 2017, 09:27:02 AM »
It is definitely a responsibility of the tzibur to ensure that rabbeim get a living wage.

+100
Pay the teachers and raise tuition to a normal price.

+100

agreed;
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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #695 on: June 29, 2017, 09:27:39 AM »
Pay the teachers and raise tuition to a normal price.
And all the people who are barely making it but aren't teachers are going to afford higher tuition how?
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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #696 on: June 29, 2017, 09:29:57 AM »
Pay the teachers and raise tuition to a normal price.
I guess 12k per child per year is too low? That's what tuition in many schools is and the rabbeim still don't make a living wage

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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #697 on: June 29, 2017, 09:31:16 AM »
And all the people who are barely making it but aren't teachers are going to afford higher tuition how?

Hashem will certainly help.

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Re: FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #698 on: June 29, 2017, 09:31:28 AM »
I guess 12k per child per year is too low? That's what tuition in many schools is and the rabbeim still don't make a living wage
Not in Lakewood
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FBI Raids Orthodox Homes and Businesses in Monsey and KJ
« Reply #699 on: June 29, 2017, 09:33:01 AM »
I guess 12k per child per year is too low? That's what tuition in many schools is and the rabbeim still don't make a living wage

That can't be answered without knowing what the average parent actually pays and how the school chooses to spend its money.