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(25-06-2025, 04:08 PM)zqwerty Wrote: "Perhaps this govt could get off its derriere & set about building decent housing..."
They wouldn't do that, it would mean that they wouldn't get the high prices that they get for the rentals they own.
Time to ban MP's from owning rental properties perhaps, or limit the number they (or family members) can own.
Yeah. That's going to happen..  
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Yes it's a revelation to realize that is probably the reason why there will always be a shortage of housing for poor people, because the rich people from both of the main parties want to get maximum rentals fees from their rental properties which they own.
How about this one, which for some reason I have never heard before: JFK was assassinated because he opposed Israel getting nuclear weapons. I always thought that it was the Teamsters Union who were made up of mainly Protestant W.A.S.P.s who opposed a Catholic President.
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Maybe, instead of banning landlord MPs, we just didn't vote for them.
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(25-06-2025, 07:26 PM)zqwerty Wrote: Yes it's a revelation to realize that is probably the reason why there will always be a shortage of housing for poor people, because the rich people from both of the main parties want to get maximum rentals fees from their rental properties which they own.
How about this one, which for some reason I have never heard before: JFK was assassinated because he opposed Israel getting nuclear weapons. I always thought that it was the Teamsters Union who were made up of mainly Protestant W.A.S.P.s who opposed a Catholic President.
Well...that's different anyway.
We may never know the truth.
(25-06-2025, 08:18 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Maybe, instead of banning landlord MPs, we just didn't vote for them.
Well,yes that would make sense...not invariably something we humans are altogether good at.
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(23-06-2025, 12:03 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: Neo Liberals must be well pleased.
Children as young as nine? 
Wtf is wrong with us? We could do worse than to follow the Welsh example; they have a 'duty to assist' legislation to help prevent homelessness. It holds local authorities responsible to prevent homelessness.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5648...melessness
And of course, nothing at all to do with those stricter emergency housing rules
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/544...melessness
these are the type of people you are trying to defend........ no doubt they will soon be creating havoc in another neighbourhood ...... https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36073840...door-brick
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(29-06-2025, 04:14 PM)heisenberg Wrote: these are the type of people you are trying to defend........ no doubt they will soon be creating havoc in another neighbourhood ...... https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36073840...door-brick
Surely you do realise that such a person is not representative of the whole group?
You did read the story you linked to? Only that one person from the flat was reported to be behaving that way.
I'm sure in your mind, the other tenants are just as bad by association, but if that were true, why does the article only mention bad behaviour from one of them? Hmm...
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(29-06-2025, 04:14 PM)heisenberg Wrote: (23-06-2025, 12:03 PM)Lilith7 Wrote: Neo Liberals must be well pleased.
Children as young as nine?
Wtf is wrong with us? We could do worse than to follow the Welsh example; they have a 'duty to assist' legislation to help prevent homelessness. It holds local authorities responsible to prevent homelessness.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5648...melessness
And of course, nothing at all to do with those stricter emergency housing rules
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/544...melessness
these are the type of people you are trying to defend........ no doubt they will soon be creating havoc in another neighbourhood ...... https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36073840...door-brick
Using a bit of common sense it seems likely that the tenant responsible may have had various problems which could cause such behaviour, perhape even a mental illness.
And clearly not every last Kainga Ora tenant is behaving in a similar manner.
As per usual the media made it very clear that its a Kainga Ora property, something they've taken to doing lately which is extremey interesting. I wonder if we can expect them to also name privately owned properties when they have similar problems...?
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(29-06-2025, 04:45 PM)Agent_24 Wrote: (29-06-2025, 04:14 PM)heisenberg Wrote: these are the type of people you are trying to defend........ no doubt they will soon be creating havoc in another neighbourhood ...... https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36073840...door-brick
Surely you do realise that such a person is not representative of the whole group?
You did read the story you linked to? Only that one person from the flat was reported to be behaving that way.
I'm sure in your mind, the other tenants are just as bad by association, but if that were true, why does the article only mention bad behaviour from one of them? Hmm...
i do realise that
problem tenants can go live under a bridge instead of taxpayer subsidised accommodation
of course you could take them in
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(29-06-2025, 05:17 PM)heisenberg Wrote: problem tenants can go live under a bridge instead of taxpayer subsidised accommodation
of course you could take them in
Someone like that clearly needs a lot more help than what the average person could provide, and I'm certainly not rolling in money either, so no, I couldn't take them in, actually.
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and leaving someone like that to live under a bridge is probably not the best outcome for society either...
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Costs less to house the homeless than not house them...
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...aiting-for
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(29-06-2025, 07:12 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Costs less to house the homeless than not house them...
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...aiting-for
Well yes - but see those are poor people, & apparently successive govts simply don't give a toss about them.
Shame on them.
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