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		zwkrt on May 7, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: People and jobs? Or wealth? The government has to ... > A lot of people rent their basements out because they can’t afford not to. Why do they have a mortgage they can’t afford?

hellisothers on May 7, 2020 [–]

Is this question rhetorical? You can’t imagine a situation where one can’t afford their mortgage? Job losses, life changes, catastrophe?

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