Re: The American Dream

royls@xxxxxxxxx wrote: 
On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 01:24:57 GMT, Les Cargill <lNOcargill@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


It doesn't qualify as rent if
there is an action the person can take that avoids it -
if it is circumventable.



Whether a payment is rent or not has nothing to do with whether it is
avoidable.

-- Roy L 

TANSTAFL.

--
Les Cargill
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