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    The Australian housing bubble furphy

    Chill boy, you'll do yourself an injury! As for younger gen x or any gen for that matter, geez :rolleyes: maybe I should have clarified I'm a younger (at the tail end of the) baby boomer (gen)...so guess that makes ALL the difference as far as being "in touch". I thought it was fair...
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    The Australian housing bubble furphy

    And that someone is ME in the form of Capital Gains tax. That 300K profit is divided up and a portion is paid on taxes that will ultimately end up feeding the lazy *** bums who refuse to get off their backsides and go get a job!!!! By the way, I'm sticking to the investment component of this...
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    The Australian housing bubble furphy

    Kudos back at ya VYBerlinaV8.:) I agree wholeheartedly, Gen Y (and btw I have one of these as a son) do have it VERY EASY and I do blame myself (partially) as a baby boomer who helped make it so (easy); perhaps I should have been harder on him. :o The skill shortage is attributed to many...
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    The Australian housing bubble furphy

    Whoa boy...them's fightin' words in these here parts!!! :eek: The only "evil" thing going on here is ignorance, and I'm not sure it's entirely evil per se as much as it is plainly tragic!!! Investing does NOT mean one has to "exploit" anyone (younger or older). It's about playing your...
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    The Australian housing bubble furphy

    Which begs the question (doesn't it) what are they doing that we didn't (to earn the better moo-lah)? Maybe they're better negotiators, or maybe (and here's a thought) they're better at the BS and have gotten away with making employers believe that they are entitled to more/better etc. :(...
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