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| Disagree | 27% | 362 votes |
Agree
by 'Rick Gray
Created on: August 17, 2010 Last Updated: November 07, 2010
Are modern American homes too large?
Absolutely. From every possible perspective, the over-sized and
by Joan Huston
Created on: August 19, 2009
It is an undeniable fact that the average house size in the United States has been growing exponentially
by Gene Denardo
Created on: May 16, 2009
Housing is a big part of our current financial downturn. We witnessed an enormous increase in housing
Created on: October 21, 2008 Last Updated: July 09, 2011
Yesterday, I watched on TV as a couple with two children hunted for a house. They rejected a house as
by L G Hoel
Created on: March 30, 2008 Last Updated: January 19, 2011
Modern homes have grown to be much too large. The size of most modern homes in the United States today
Created on: April 10, 2009
As a whole, today's homes are considerably larger than they need to be. An excess of living space equates
Created on: June 04, 2009
Modern homes are a symptom of greed and materialism. Clearly, that theme emerged all over the country.
by Mark Waybill
Created on: October 12, 2009
Do I think the size of modern homes is getting too large? Yes, in many cases I would. However considering
Created on: April 18, 2008 Last Updated: March 05, 2009
In North America, many of those mega modern monstrosities called houses have turned into "White Elephants."
Webster's
by Sue Langeder
Created on: January 31, 2009
Modern homes have grown too large. Why do families/couples need to have the luxury of large spaces?
Created on: January 09, 2009
With the world focused on "going green" and an economy that has plummeted, the answer to this question
Created on: November 15, 2008 Last Updated: July 22, 2011
In the early 1900s, it was not uncommon to see entire families (with 6, 7, or more children) together
Created on: January 07, 2009
Modern homes have indeed grown too large because, for the most part, an overabundance of entitlement
Created on: March 28, 2008
Unfortunately, the size of the modern home for many North Americans has become a status symbol. The
by Kate Johns
Created on: March 28, 2008
A definite trend has been growing for years now of homes becoming larger and larger. People want bigger
by Sammy Ess
Created on: August 27, 2009
Looking at it logically...we as a species have not gotten bigger. Even really obese people while larger
Created on: April 17, 2008
Here we have another question that relates to sustainability. It is similar in scope to the question
by Joan Inong
Created on: March 28, 2008
Modern homes are too large for their own good. Remember the good old days when just a two-bedroom house
Created on: September 07, 2008
As the Earth's population soars towards 7 billion inhabitants, many of us are beginning to question
Created on: June 26, 2009 Last Updated: June 29, 2009
For years we've come to believe that every American should have the opportunity to own their own home.
Disagree
by Karon Brandt
Created on: October 29, 2008 Last Updated: October 02, 2011
Homes cost money, but they can be your biggest and best investment ever if you plan ahead thoughtfully.
Created on: March 19, 2008 Last Updated: May 02, 2009
The rising popularity of the American 'mega-home' has begun to raise issues of environmental responsibility.
by Jim Bessey
Created on: March 23, 2008 Last Updated: May 20, 2012
How big can houses become before we declare them too large? Should zoning boards and neighborhood preservation
Created on: July 24, 2009
In the land of excess, where our bagels are twice as large as they were thirty years ago, our large
by Clair Schwan
Created on: January 12, 2010 Last Updated: January 13, 2010
The thought that modern homes have grown too large is a curious thought indeed. Too large for what?
by C.M. Tucker
Created on: February 28, 2009
ARE MODERN HOMES TOO LARGE, AND WHO DECIDES?
A balance between group control and individual freedom is
Created on: November 12, 2008 Last Updated: July 11, 2010
I grew up in a house with three bedrooms, one and a half baths, a living room, eat-in kitchen, and a
Created on: February 20, 2010
I was just in the market for a new home and spent most of last spring searching for a nice and affordable
Created on: June 09, 2009 Last Updated: June 11, 2009
Life is dynamic and so nothing stays the same. The things that were acceptable a decade ago may be considered
by K.P. Arnolds
Created on: February 24, 2011
Modern houses have not grown too large. In America's benefit houses that are bigger are just a way of
Created on: March 29, 2008 Last Updated: October 31, 2010
This debate comes down to one very clear issue and one issue alone and that is that this country is
by Laura Sarson
Created on: March 29, 2008 Last Updated: March 24, 2011
The size of your home is relative to many things. The neighborhood you live in, the money you earn,
Created on: April 17, 2008
It isn't the size of the home as it is the individuals who are trying to live outside of their means
by Liz Moore
Created on: April 16, 2008
A home can never be too big (or too small). While I agree that some of the mansions built by the wealthy
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