Larissa Waters

I don't understand why you would bake in 95% of those unfair tax breaks and then deny young people the chance.

Like we think those tax breaks should have gone completely and then use that money to freeze rents and to build affordable homes.

That could have actually helped address the housing crisis, but the government are so gutless.

They don't want to offend any of their wealthy donors or the people that have managed to amass 50, 100, 200 investment properties and

And so what they've done is try to please everyone but actually they've pleased no one except the 1% who did not need the help.

Because I lose my mind.

It's like we're in a parallel universe, aren't we?

Because the forces of capital and the owners of those newspapers, the billionaires, are trying to claim that this budget is like communism and it's like redistribution of wealth.

And we're like, we wish it was redistribution of wealth.

Actually, you're just letting those rich people keep their perks and you're doing nothing to help renters or young people.

So the spin has been so confusing and infuriating because there's no reason for those rich people to be angry at this budget.

No.

Like the young people should be angry at this budget because there is literally nothing in there for renters and these property perks have been retained for everyone that's already had them that have seen house prices absolutely skyrocket.

And so the fact that the big business folk and other billionaires and wealthy people are now getting cross that maybe their capital gains might be slightly tweaked.

I'm like, get some perspective, people.

There's folk who are homeless.

No one can afford to fill the grocery trolley anymore.

People's student debt just went up a billion dollars today thanks to indexation.

Like people, real people are actually having a tough time.

And now the 1% are cranky because maybe a little bit of their capital gain might change.