5 December

This is why popularity (elections) is destroying democracies. We know exactly what to do to fix the housing crisis - to get governments to build a LOT more public housing - but we won't do it. Because doing that would be unpopular with existing property owners, who would worry about impact on the value of their properties. https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2023/12/06/michael-pascoe-national-hopeless-housing-plan?ahe=662efd944398edbb2d8f4d85736c4bb830fa6116abf076eb6d8317fd70698f95&utm_medium=email&lr_hash=&acid=3260892&utm_source=Adestra&utm_campaign=Morning%20News%20-%2020231206