In response to Robert McMillan's "Opinion" piece in the March 4 issue of The Roslyn News regarding how hard it is for the young people on Long Island to afford to buy homes:

First, how can Mr. McMillan group police and teachers into the same category as clerks, nurses, construction and factory workers? Granted some construction workers make good money (more than nurses), but nowhere in the $75,000 - $100,000 salary range that teachers and police on Long Island earn.

When my parents bought a home in 1954, my father, as did most of our neighbors, had to have two mortgages, one with the bank and the second with a relative so he could afford the down payment for a house in Mineola which cost $13,500. Most of my friends' fathers worked two jobs or their mothers worked part-time (which was very rare back then).

Maybe if Mr. McMillan wants to make housing more affordable, he should do something about school taxes, which somehow keep going up due to the increased enrollment and, if that is the case, who is having all these babies if the young people are leaving Long Island?

Susan Wagler