The rest of the world is forced into knowing! Americans don't "have" to know. Yeah.
Americans should be BLOODY GRATEFUL that the rest of the world doesnt' demand a say in US elections given that the US has a say in just about every financial and trade governance in the damn world. All we want is for, oh, 3/4 of you to understand how your government and political system works, and to vote in every election down to the damn city/county level.
My comment about housing was garbled, but I'm pretty sure most people reading this know what I mean. Houses should be seen primarily as "a roof over a head" not "an income into my bank account". The way the Australian government has set it up (for the last two decades) is something around not taxing housing that's an investment, which means all the rich fucking Boomers with little soul and less compassion and zero concept of how modern economics screws their kids and grandkids over went out and bought a DOZEN HOUSES which are 'funding their retirement'. Oh, and because they borrowed back when various politicians and banking moghuls said "oh, the rates won't rise for another three years", now they're jacking up rents because they can't cover the mortgage.
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Americans should be BLOODY GRATEFUL that the rest of the world doesnt' demand a say in US elections given that the US has a say in just about every financial and trade governance in the damn world. All we want is for, oh, 3/4 of you to understand how your government and political system works, and to vote in every election down to the damn city/county level.
My comment about housing was garbled, but I'm pretty sure most people reading this know what I mean. Houses should be seen primarily as "a roof over a head" not "an income into my bank account". The way the Australian government has set it up (for the last two decades) is something around not taxing housing that's an investment, which means all the rich fucking Boomers with little soul and less compassion and zero concept of how modern economics screws their kids and grandkids over went out and bought a DOZEN HOUSES which are 'funding their retirement'. Oh, and because they borrowed back when various politicians and banking moghuls said "oh, the rates won't rise for another three years", now they're jacking up rents because they can't cover the mortgage.
And they want people to feel sorry for them.
AHAHAHA. No, fuckers.