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Jade McCallister's avatar

Your analysis is spot on, I really couldn't have said it better myself! In fact, I'd pretty much consider this mandatory reading for the article I've submitted about Gen Z's tendency toward extremism, one of the biggest reasons is the housing crisis in my opinion. All the examples you've provided would be a perfect onboarding for Gen Z to embrace libertarian ideas. After all, I'd argue the severity of the housing crisis is the crux of why Gen Z feels so hopeless about life. At the end of the day we just want a home of our own so we can live the lives previous generations had, and we believe the status quo has failed us tremendously in that regard.

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Sean Mcleod's avatar

The housing crisis continues

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Andrew's avatar

Correct, as always. I would add that the cost of infrastructure per person is higher the greater the population. Therefore, we ought to consider the lower costs and increase land availability available through decentralisation.

I would also add that capital gains tax causes a significant delay in the release of land (12 months ownership required to half the tax).

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Tyler Green's avatar

Absolutely correct sir 🤝🇦🇺

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