23-08-2020, 02:07 PM
(18-08-2020, 12:12 PM)jim157 Wrote: its not the governments job to provide housing, its the governments job to incentivise other people to build housing, the current governments anti LL stance is going to result in less rental houses creating more demand for social housing, they need to give themselves a uppercut
It is the govt's job to provide housing for those who need it; the precedent has been set. We have a community responsibility to each other & if that includes housing then there are far worse things taxes could go to.
They could do worse than to emulate the govt during the 30's depression, which set about building state houses - thus providing both much needed jobs & houses. And they upgraded railways at the same time which might not be a bad idea these days either.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)