That's Nice to Know...

According to today's San Francisco Chronicle, if you own your home...

You are happier and more satisfied with your life your children are better educated and less likely to get into trouble your daughters are less likely to become pregnant as teenagers you vote more often and are more active in your community you are more likely to recycle and less likely to get mugged. -- From "The Social Consequences of Home Ownership," a 2003 study by Robert Dietz

Gee, that makes everything so much simpler.