Another agreement with Paul.

Yes Paul it is government, but particularly state & local restriction of land release that is causing a large part of housing costs. Interestingly it was none other than that idiot Peter Beattie that wanted Yarrabilba delayed for 20 years. Now already the area is carpeted with houses on postage stamp block, offered at $299,000 for so little it would be hard to play marbles on them.

Not only do they restrict release of building blocks, they load all developments with gross charges adding 10s of thousands to each block.

You know why there's a housing crisis?
- Because it suits the government for things to be this way.

They could fix things if they really wanted to.

All this talk about the cost of living crisis is barely any different.

Do you all not realise when you see shops advertising 50% off or half price
- That means they PUT AT LEAST 100% on top of what they paid to begin with?

It's simple maths, if I buy something wholesale for $100 and mark up the item 100% it then becomes $200 retail.
- Only then can I offer a 50% discount and not lose money
($200 item selling for $100 with 50% discount)

If I was losing money, then I wouldn't say 50% off, I'd say 'below cost'.

50% off = 100% on.

Everywhere you go, everything you buy, 50% off during sales and at other times
Think 100%+ on, not 50% off.

And the government's happy with this cartel, they're the worst of all.

It took 10% from the manufacturer, 10% from the wholesaler and 10% from the consumer, on JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE ITEM YOU PURCHASE.

It even wants a cut of the toilet paper sales when you have to wipe your bum.
- Might as well be a tax on eating.

Climate change agenda, well that's a global tax on breathing.
Payment due, just for being born.

This Greens halt on rent increases is ridiculous.
Are they going to put a halt on interest rates as well?
A halt on payrises for tradies?
A halt on fuel and construction costs?
A halt on inflation?

No they choose the weakest target, the citizens themselves.
It'll just mean less houses are built and exasperate the problem, while the government brings in another 200,000+ immigrants a year.
- They've been doing far more to create this housing crisis themselves than they're even capable of fixing.

Their mouths write checks that they can't cash.
- And we all know they are liars anyway.

Our country is held hostage by complete morons who hold power.

Peter Beattie
I was just a young bloke back then, I'd barely hit puberty when I first started to understand politicians are liars.

Do any of you remember him saying it would only be a few years of tolls and the gateway bridge would be free?

A couple of years later I came to understand it was all a lie.
Close to 40 years later they're still charging tolls to cross that bridge.
It had a lasting impact on the way I saw politicians I think.
- Just that one single broken promise.

Liars.

It would be interesting to know just how much money they've actually made off that bridge over the years...
- Pick any number and then add a whole lot of zeros...

In the same way as Marie Antionette never said "Let them eat cake". Morrison never said "If you can't afford rent, buy a house," even though Foxy put it it quotes.

Its just another one of those myths that are too good for people to want to check.

mhaze,

Why are you so adamant they didn't say those things, were you there in the golden coach sitting between Marie and Scotty when they were mouthing off? Or is it because they are both from your side of politics. Me thinks so. Some even say Marie was trying to be kind, if you don't have bread, naturally you eat cake, what do want rump steak! Not so sure about Scotty. He could have said, if you you can't afford to live in a house, then live in a mansion, like me. Was it Scotty who said something like, if you can't find a job, then just start a dot com business and become a millionaire like me. Scotty was full of great ideas, like Robodebt, French subs, blackboards, car parks etc etc.

The Robodebt fiasco is the clearest indicator yet why Public Servants should not be allowed to vote, especially when 90% of them are Labor supporters out to sabotage anything a Coalition Govt does to discredit it !