Killing negative gearing won't work — but the government still has a problem
Andrew Little's "negative gearing" policy is a useful reminder of the follies of political timetables and rhetoric.
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Rich List
You can see why Labour leader Andrew Little put housing front and centre of his speech to his party congress.
Since the change of government in 2008 average annual compound house price inflation has been 7.0% while average annual compound wages have risen 2.3% and the consumer prices index has
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Killing negative gearing won't work — but the government still has a problem
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