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<p>I’m not saying that there aren’t any retirees that can afford this, but I don’t think many non-affluents ones can…especially if their homes aren’t yet paid off. </p>
<p>(I wonder what % of americans over 65 have paid off homes? and what is the average income of a retired couple…or retired single person - since many older persons are widows)</p>
<p>@garland I don’t know what income you consider to be middle-class retirees. My own parents’ retirement income was less than $50k per year. There was no way that they could afford to pay $10k per year in property taxes and also buy their Rx’s and everything else.</p>