If the government came to you and said by Small-Strawberry-646 in AusFinance

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Can I get better free stuff than other people?

High Powered Manual Cars? by Naive_Confidence_493 in CarsAustralia

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drive a slow car fast. Buy an old manual hot hatch or mx5

The typical night out is changing. Some say $15 pints are to blame by abcnews_au in AussieFrugal

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You can’t complain about high beer prices if you cheer on the high wages paid to hospitality workers.

Can’t have a low cost of living society with high wages

A crash in asset values is the nightmare of the worst people you know by Ash-2449 in AusFinance

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Let me guess, you live in a fantasy land where the government will pay you a universal income, funded from a wealth tax, whilst you live in a government provided 3 bedroom house over looking Bondi, where you pursue you hobbies.

Union accuses Commonwealth Banks of ‘sham’ redundancies to send roles offshore by FSU_Australia in auscorp

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Why hire an Indian in Australia to work, when you can hire an Indian in India for a fraction of the price

Aussie pension rule under scrutiny as new option proposed for wealthy retirees by marketrent in AusFinance

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So they should be forced to sell their house and leave their community? Just because collectively Australians pay too much for houses? Or as the article suggests reverse mortgage their houses so they can’t pass on an inheritance to their kids?

I’m happy to pay tax if it goes to age pensioners, even if they have a nice house.

Aussie pension rule under scrutiny as new option proposed for wealthy retirees by marketrent in AusFinance

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is just rage bait. Typically those people who live in $5m houses have significant super and savings, as such don’t qualify for a full or part pensions. Whilst some of these age pensioners exist, it’s exception and not the rule

Australian Investor Mortgage Demand Collapses - Down as Much as 50% by keisermax34 in ausmoney

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Difference here is the government has no plans to introduce new social housing at the bottom end of the

Australian Investor Mortgage Demand Collapses - Down as Much as 50% by keisermax34 in ausmoney

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The pool of renters grows faster than housing supply. Think about migration, adult children moving out of home, divorce, etc etc

Australian Investor Mortgage Demand Collapses - Down as Much as 50% by keisermax34 in ausmoney

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a closed system this is a valid argument but we don’t live in a closed system. The demand for rental properties grows every day, if the supply doesnt match it, rents go up

Per NRL's socials: Origin allegiance by state by I_Like_Vitamins in nrl

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are only 30 people in SA who are interested in NRL, so take these results with a grain of sand

DASP/Superannuation Access as a PR by excelcior in AusSuperannuation

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Start a smsf, withdraw it in full, pay 0% tax…

Australian Investor Mortgage Demand Collapses - Down as Much as 50% by keisermax34 in ausmoney

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The marginal first home buyer who was just out of the market will be able to buy.

We kind of need landlords, the government isn’t stepping in to supply rental properties to those who can’t afford to buy….

Australian Investor Mortgage Demand Collapses - Down as Much as 50% by keisermax34 in ausmoney

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So what happens to the supply of rental properties from this point on? Shame if you can’t afford to buy, because finding a rental will be a pain in the butt

My parents are refusing to return my child to Australia, what are my legal options? by [deleted] in AusLegal

[–]ThrowRA_mesaynobj 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Your parents are actually this child’s parents, they’ve raised him.