mtpender

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[–] mtpender@aussie.zone -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

So common sense and basic math skills are racist now?

[–] mtpender@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago

Get the money out of politics.

[–] mtpender@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The limiting factor is government red-tape. It costs a lot of money and can take years just to get the approvals to start building.

Not to mention our whole tax system is geared to favor the rich. (Thanks Howard!)

[–] mtpender@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Australian Bureau of Statistics

[–] mtpender@aussie.zone -2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

The number of people coming in to the country is FAR exceeding our ability to build. The first thing we need to do is reduce our intake (reduce demand) so we can catch up. I'm not saying we need to stop ALL immigration, just that right now, reducing immigration is one of the few levers we have to help alleviate the crisis. Then we can talk about removing Negative Gearing and Capital Gains Tax Concessions, maybe even put some limits on property investing.

[–] mtpender@aussie.zone -1 points 3 months ago (8 children)

Australia built 180,000 homes in 2024

Australia's immigration numbers were around 500,000 over the same period.

But no, that totally doesn't have any negative impact on housing affordability. /s

[–] mtpender@aussie.zone -4 points 3 months ago (22 children)

The Mainstream Media machine is in "Full Spin" mode, I see...

[–] mtpender@aussie.zone 14 points 3 months ago

Why is this news? We already knew this.

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