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Originally Posted by 4444
>70% home ownership in Canada, highest it's ever been (read into that what you will) - she's just pandering to the voting majority.
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The Canadian figure is irrelevant for our discussion here -- since we are talking about Crusty Clark and the provincial direction on housing here, it is the BC figure that would be somewhat relevant.
It also makes me wonder, do the RE owners really make up for the voting majority? Also, do home owners that uses their properties as primary residences really prefer high RE prices? Remember, they have to pay property taxes on the their homes. With my family, for example, high RE prices hurt us more than it helps because we have to keep paying huge property tax on it, and we have no intention to sell.
100% of the voters need a place to live, and IMO, one of the top items on the government's agenda is to ensure that its citizens have easy access to the basic necessities in life:
- clothing
- food
- residence
- transportation
As far as I can see, the BC government has at least royally fxxked up 2 out of the 4 items, and groceries have gotten a lot more expensive in recent years as well. (The essential items on my grocery bill -- namely meat and veggies -- have easily gotten at least 10% more expensive now compared to say, 1/2 year ago.) Crusty and the BC Libs are
NOT doing a good job.