Kate's Corner

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    Cars are ruining us: an economic analysis

    The USA should be the wealthiest country in the world. But the reality for most Americans is very different – the last 50 years of economic prosperity has somehow passed us by. The answer to “somehow” is that car infrastructure is 2X-3X more expensive to maintain than any other modern transportation alternative, and we have compounded that expense for over…

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    The price of poor investments

    When I look around this old house I see the results of decades of poor investments. Windowpanes that were literally falling out of the windows, years of ignored water damage, and so many neglected gardens. Since we’ve managed the house it was necessary to: Plus many smaller projects that we haven’t gotten to like A/C, water heater, dishwasher, laundry facilities,…