sting-bono

I was once at an office Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza when a bunch of German terrorists took everyone hostage. I got away but wasn't wearing any shoes and there was glass and shit and I got cut up. Anyway, I kind of save the lives of all of the hostages, except for the boss. Ask the dad from Family Matters if you don't believe me, he was there, eating twinkies.

JimmyHutspah is that true? I want to believe it's true.

Poor Ralph

But house prices and land tax has risen much faster compared with the rise in rental price. Rent has pretty much stabilised. So renters are in a much better position than owners.

Perth is overpriced to pry on overpaid miners. In the end it pretty much equals out.

Did you really need to put the pissed in a blanket bit into that

fair call, livingincanada, maths was never my strong suit. Still on that rough equation it shows the cash disparity between a working family and your average 'what fucking economic crisis?' person.

I honestly think (love it or hate it) it's where 'hipster' hate is stemming from. Families/suburbanites are struggling and the cash free youth are telling them to stop sooking because they're suppossed to be the struggling ones, which they really aren't now. It's why everything aside from necessities is now marketed at hipsters. It's quite odd really.

Parents are arseholes. And it will be the govt's problem in 10 years (no offence to public schooling).

So if somebody earns $55,000 p.a. but pays $15,000 in kids school fees, $20,000 in mortgage repayments, $10,000 in living expenses, $10,000 in rates and insurance they're flying?

Or 25 year old earns $25,000 p.a. rents share house at 2,500 p.a., no insurance, govt subsidised medical bills, these expense and rates all come to max $1,200. Living expenses $6,000. I can see the guy's lack of concern.

I agree though, it's cheaper to rent now than pay $500,000 for a property you can only rent out at $250 per week on top of all of the rates and duties. Smoke signals man is smart, for now.

high median wealth - maybe because our overtaxed property is overvalued. We've always been land rich, cash poor. Doesn't mean shit. Also, ''we are among the healthiest, longest-lived, least corrupt and best educated people in the world'' yet you don't believe the public outcry. Hmm. The CPI figures are wrong too, and the costs of food has risen faster than CPI. It's stagnant times.

yourname Posted at 3:24 AM Today I do not think your survey is meant for me. Our household income last year was about $25,000, but you are probably thinking of people who earn at least 3 times that amount and are somehow still ''struggling''. I do not understand their thinking. Are they in hardship because they cannot afford the latest plasma TV? What a strange, materialistic world we live in.

I take it this person made his comment by smoke signal or homing pidgeon.