@couchumina @CrStuartJames @57frenchieMark @Qantas Exactly. I booked w/Q to fly my husband & I to the GC - I used a flight credit leftover from Covid & prepaid for his on card so I made 2 separate bookings. After my seat was booked, the fare jumped up. It returns back to the original price if you wait, unless it sells out prior.
@rachelrwithers Why is it greedy to want to keep your profits from your actions but not greedy to want to take what others have earned ?
Envy is ugly to watch.
@oliverjanik@Shagga35 @DavidBe01254937 You assume so much it’s laughable 😂😂 How do you know if I made a profit, broke even or lost money? Your happy to leech of the government so it makes no difference. I would rather be self-sufficient because I know the age pension won’t be much by the time I retire.
@oliverjanik@Shagga35 @DavidBe01254937 aren’t intrinsically linked terms. If you are a “wealthy” PI & make a profit, then you don’t qualify for Neg Gearing. Most investors are everyday Australians who hold regular jobs & don’t wantto rely on the government in retirement. That’s being self-sufficient, not being a leech
@oliverjanik@Shagga35 @DavidBe01254937 Housing has been historically sold off by the government for decades & never replaced. That’s created a problem which people want to push onto to the private sector to fix when it’s not their responsibility to do so. Refer to Shagga’s link. “Wealth” & “property investors”1/2
@oliverjanik@Shagga35 @DavidBe01254937 I’m not triggered at all. I’m expressing the very real reality that running the economy differently will bring about an entire new set of challenges that I don’t think you’re aware of -ESPECIALLY for people who rent- Desired outcome? I don’t think so. That’s what I’m debunking.
@oliverjanik@Shagga35 @DavidBe01254937 I’m not deflecting, if anything- I’ve stayed on track. The original topic is Legitimate Business and you’re the one who has gone off on some weird tangent about pigeons, leeches and designer clothes. 😂
@oliverjanik@Shagga35 @DavidBe01254937 Legitimate business is defined as “a real, active, and operating commercial or entrepreneurial undertaking which PRODUCES SERVICES OR GOODS for profit, or is a governmental, charitable or other validly recognized nonprofit entity.” The ATO says we are legit, so we are.
@oliverjanik@Shagga35 @DavidBe01254937 You don’t know a thing about me. You don’t know what I’ve sacrificed. You assume - you know what they say about people who assume- but you don’t know me. I’ve identified my privileges, but you haven’t identified your biases or your prejudices. Start with that, & stop name calling
@oliverjanik@Shagga35 @DavidBe01254937 Yeah only your the pigeon in your analogy. You’ve deliberately missed points I’ve made & unsuccessfully tried to argue things I’ve never things to push a false narrative. If you have to gaslight, name call and put a spin on everything, you’ve gone some weak points there.
@oliverjanik@Shagga35 @DavidBe01254937 We’re in a housing crisis. Are you asking me to contribute to the problem by actively reducing supply? You say it isn’t productive investment but my tenants (& I) would disagree. If we don’t tax income, how do we pay for the social infrastructure you mentioned in a past comment?