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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 06:17 PM
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A BILLION Dollar Home?

440,000 sq ft!

Inside The World's First Billion-Dollar Home - Forbes.com
 
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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 06:33 PM
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I LOVE ARCHITECTURE!!!!
but this place is blashemy.......YUCH!!
Such an eye-sore.....IMHO~~
 
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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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Sure is ugly!
 
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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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Sure is ugly!
Your new place is more my style! Can you imagine the staff that would be needed to run that Fugly monster!!!
 
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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 06:45 PM
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I know I wouldnt wanna clean it by myself!!!
 
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Old Jun 6, 2010 | 06:52 PM
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Why is it that older people who's kids are grown and gone build huge homes? My wife and I get lost around our 2,500sf home (our kids are gone), but our friends (who had NO children) just built a 7,000 sq ft new home!
 
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 05:26 PM
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That is insane, especially when you consider the State of Rhode Island's entire 2010 operating budget is just 7 Billion!
 
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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It's scary to find out that a state smaller than some of our counties needs 7 billion dollars to operate.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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People should build huge homes if they are rich enough.

Think about how many jobs that creates. Much better than wasting it on jewelry.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by monckywrench
People should build huge homes if they are rich enough.

Think about how many jobs that creates. Much better than wasting it on jewelry.

true..but really do you need one that big?
 
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Old Jun 10, 2010 | 02:45 PM
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It's scary to find out that a state smaller than some of our counties needs 7 billion dollars to operate.
That's what happens when everyone in the government gives contracts to their cousin/nephew/brother in law, etc.

I know that people who have the means have the right to spend it as they see fit, but spending that much money on a house in essentially a 3rd world country speaks volumes to the character of the owner.
 
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