Small cities can be vulnerable too, and it is often difficult to assess the health of a dominant employer.

If they are uninsured (this is not a health care issue, it's a disability issue), it can wipe out almost anyone who thinks they are financially secure.States require that a "client" receiving assistance have no more than $999.00.

They, along with Spain, Italy, Ireland, and Portugal, have economic problems (i.e., less income than they and their lenders expected) and a lot of debt.

I think many people have been so effected financially and emotionally by the current economic downturn that people are basically going to "hunker down" until they feel really secure the economy is headed in the right direction.

What would you do when the next tenant in ill health misses rent payments?

And likewise, I don't want a cop who doesn't know how to do his job just so I can save a couple bucks on my taxes.Luckily, we have a system of supply and demand in this country that -- in theory -- should allow us to optimize for quality and cost when it comes to filling jobs.Btw, if your argument is that cops should be paid much more because they protect your life, then logically you'd probably have to agree that taxi drivers should get paid even more than cops, as you're more likely to die in a car crash than from random crime.Not to mention, using that logic, the guys that work at our water sanitation plants and sewage treatment plants should be getting paid a lot of money too, as contaminated water poses a great risk to health as well.

After having taught at the college level various subjects, to include economics, finance, accounting and real estate, I doubt I will feel lost in such subjects with anyone here on BP.

The listing realtor had a series of health issues after our meeting and her working with HUD on my issue was intermittent.

He already has health insurance and his own grown up paycheck and I pay him a little more than the apartment does.

Isn't mold dangerous for health?