Cribs for Kids: Would You Pay $50,000 for a Playhouse?

We couldn't resist this article at all. With everyone struggling to make ends meet and all this arguing about taxes, this is just plain ridiculous!

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Spacious lofts, built-in bookshelves, faux fireplaces with walnut mantel, decorative wrought iron railings, crown molding, air conditioning, balconies, slate roofs, cupolas, front balustrades, Flemish Bond brick façades and a striking four-column front porch.The descriptions read like something out of the real estate section of the Sunday newspaper. A quick glance at the online pictures of the palatial houses with their sprawling, manicured lawns gives the same impression – until you notice the name of the construction company: Lilliput Play Homes, "creators of distinctive play houses for children."For children of the rich and famous, gone are the days of the pillow fort. Crudely built tree houses are out and classical architecture and interior designers are in. These mini-homes, typically replicas of the houses the children actually live in, come complete with electrical systems and varnished hardwood floors.

Playhouse 'Mansions'

Featured on the website of Lilliput Play Homes is a miniature mansion, a $50,000 playhouse measuring 24 feet long, 8 feet deep and 11 feet tall, dwarfing the little girl sitting on the front stoop.Read more: Cribs for Kids: Would You Pay $50,000 for a Playhouse? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/feature_12004326_cribs-kids-would-pay-50000-playhouse.html#ixzz1dPtZmWUx

If someone can afford to spend money like this, why don't they help people to stay in their homes with a loan? Or better yet, buy some of the homes that people are losing and then turn around and let them rent it!        

 

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