Average price of a moldy, rat-infested house going from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000NZD.
Good for people who own property I guess, including my future self. But I want nothing to do with this corruption. Time to shop for other potential countries to be a citizen of.
Agreed on the lack of protests and movements regarding the housing crisis and cost of living.
People would rather go out there and do the classic Trumper vs. Antifa / Protest vs. Counterprotest, than get together on matters of class and poverty. It almost seems like it is done on purpose to direct attention away from the things that actually matter.
With that out of the way - I voted for the Green Party this week. I know it's depressing to see lousy and incompetent parties, but complaining is always easier than doing something. We also need actual foot-on-the-ground movement building - which means meeting people face to face in order to get together not just for public demonstrations, but also doing work in the community like meals for the homeless, etc. (which also helps spread awareness to the general cause)
It's an old cliche: Whoever wins - We lose.
This will be the last time I ever vote. Back when I voted in 2020 - All I got was Jury Duty. And I had to ride my e-bike all the way from one end of Hamilton, to the other. Never again