Economic justice, not Left and Right
Cross-posted from Prosper.org.au, by Karl Fitzgerald, April 17 2015
Cycling into work yesterday I bumped into the good Senator Nick Xenophon. I had to yell out “No super access for First Home Owners”! He responded so I hit … Read more
There has been much talk in the last few weeks and months about intergenerational fairness, in part because of the release of the government’s Intergenerational Report, which predictably details what young Australians already know: we have been shafted … Read more
A week is a long time in mainstream economic “analysis”. If the recent release of the final report from the Financial System Inquiry (the Murray inquiry) has not made you sit up and take … Read more
Last week I had the opportunity to speak to Senator Nick Xenophon about our petition against his plans to allow first home buyers to use superannuation funds for housing deposits. It seems he had at least taken some small notice … Read more
I’m one of many young Australians currently locked out of home ownership by record high prices. My friends know me as very vocal and frequently angry about housing affordability issues. Well the latest development in the saga that is … Read more