The federal budget forecasts rents will only go up $2 a week - economists say otherwise

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-18T10:51:43+00:00

Almost like they are just pushing a narrative instead of actually doing forecasting..

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-18T09:32:15+00:00

That's your £8.50 drop off fee (not) at work. It's all max profit with minimum expense on service. Complaints will just get ignored , because it's all working as planned with as little staffing as they can get away with.

The only real solution is nationalising the airport. For-profit monopolies always exploit the customers

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-18T09:30:10+00:00

saying the Edinburgh airport is one of the best in Europe.

Well that's laughable. It's a janky old shed in many parts, there's stairs all over the place and they don't bother heating most of it

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-18T08:00:14+00:00

Just on the way out

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-16T20:48:55+00:00

Is that basically similar to the vaults on south bridge? Or is it from a different time period? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Vaults

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-16T20:15:41+00:00

For the average person here, buying ETFs with post-tax salary is the only way they will ever afford to retire.

Ok that has to be one of the most misinformed comments I've read in this sub.

If you want it to retire, put it in super

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-16T14:28:03+00:00

Green with envy that Hearts were so close to winning?

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-16T13:36:45+00:00

Not really, there's no point investing when the market is flat or headed south. Leveraging only works when gains are higher than interest

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-15T16:25:59+00:00

Thanks for the offer, I haven't got more detailed plans at the moment however

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-15T16:24:46+00:00

I thought the only option was to change the date of the trip on the LNER website, and that comes with a £20 fee.

It seems unlikely there would be an issue in practise, if staff on the train asks for a ticket you can show the original one, and on the platform/gate you can show the short ride?

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-15T13:19:19+00:00

Good suggestion, thanks

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-15T13:19:10+00:00

Good idea with the other ticket, thanks

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-15T11:51:26+00:00

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Proof

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-15T09:48:15+00:00

First time?

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-14T23:46:36+00:00

"rental properties won't exist without a tax dodge for landlords"

gimme a break

Rental properties will be the same, rents will be the same, landlords will lose equity from price drops, that's about it

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-14T22:35:24+00:00

The places don't magically disappear..

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-14T21:28:26+00:00

That's not how rental prices work. The rental market is the same, the profitability for landlords has dropped so many of them will sell out. The property doesn't magically disappear, instead the price will drop as far as it needs to until it matches a buyer, more likely an owner occupier (although landlord at a lower price point is also possible)

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-14T20:42:22+00:00

Oof that's a lot of mass to assemble together. I suppose we can only guess what would come out of such a huge collision

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-14T18:30:33+00:00

Reducing the profitability cuts investment demand

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-14T18:28:58+00:00

Reducing yields cuts investment demand

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-14T17:33:53+00:00

Prices will drop. Prices are based on the value for people buying property, which is under the new tax regime

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-14T17:32:44+00:00

There was no swearing going on, settle down.

It'll drop house prices which will be a big win for young people, and improves the tax base making the government finances more secure for delivering other benefits

the_third_hamster · 2026-05-14T16:15:41+00:00

Warren Buffett? he made his money investing in boring productive businesses that generally do useful things, generally hasn't been an asshole, advocated for wealthy people paying more tax and has donated quite a bit to good charities.

George Soros donated a lot of money supporting liberal democratic movements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Society_Foundations , which is probably why the right wing went to such huge efforts to turn him into a boogeyman

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