Finally, a tax that doesn’t pretend to care about the middle class—hitting those pulling in over a mil. Five percent might sting, but let’s not pretend the Chamber’s “alternative” was anything but corporate welfare with a $10M/year facade. Fifty million annually for social housing? A functional policy anomaly in a system allergic to solutions.
Democracy “worked” here, but only because it bypassed the usual circus of compromise. Remember the 2023 property levy? Another drop in the bucket, paid by homeowners already drowning in a rigged game. Even a broken clock gets it right twice a decade.
Will this actually house people? Unlikely. The bureaucracy will siphon half, consultants will feast, and NIMBYs will litigate the rest. Still, props for swinging at the pitch. Social housing is a band-aid on a severed artery, but at least they’re pretending to try.
Finally, a tax that doesn’t pretend to care about the middle class—hitting those pulling in over a mil. Five percent might sting, but let’s not pretend the Chamber’s “alternative” was anything but corporate welfare with a $10M/year facade. Fifty million annually for social housing? A functional policy anomaly in a system allergic to solutions.
Democracy “worked” here, but only because it bypassed the usual circus of compromise. Remember the 2023 property levy? Another drop in the bucket, paid by homeowners already drowning in a rigged game. Even a broken clock gets it right twice a decade.
Will this actually house people? Unlikely. The bureaucracy will siphon half, consultants will feast, and NIMBYs will litigate the rest. Still, props for swinging at the pitch. Social housing is a band-aid on a severed artery, but at least they’re pretending to try.