lumpommer

With people having to a fortune to purchase or rent is this having a detrimental effect on the economy.

Amazulu

With people having to a fortune to purchase or rent is this having a detrimental effect on the UK economy.

Dreamy

It's Christmas time - there's no need to be afraid
Cos Lumpommer's here, banging on 'bout economy
In his threads aplenty, they all have a common theme
Someone ban his arse again, it's Christmas time.

(okay, not my finest work but I haven't had any wine yet, my lubricant of creativity)

Amazulu

I thought it was pretty good

Margaret3

lumpommer

Sorry folks let me rephrase that

Are high house prices killing the Australian economy with people having to PAY a fortune to purchase or rent is this having a detrimental effect on the economy.

Im only trying to encourage a sensible debate.

Some of you don't like it when Ol lumpy tells the truth

moneypenny20

I think you'll find that what people don't like is when Ol lumpy bangs the same fricking drum several times a year, offers nothing else and for the most part, once he's posted his initial words of 'wisdom' pisses off never to be seen again until the next thread a few months later.

Could be wrong.

berserk

...only when the high prices come crashing down...

Beoz

Simple answer. No. If the economy cannot afford it, prices will come down.

BadgeIsBack

When are our celebrities going to realise that it's not their politics but their personalities? Happy to discuss prices:

forgetting the celebrity status for the minute, I don't like house price bubbles that force families into wage slaves...

Amazulu

Sorry folks let me rephrase that

Are high house prices killing the UK economy with people having to PAY a fortune to purchase or rent is this having a detrimental effect on the economy.

Im only trying to encourage a sensible debate.

Some of you don't like it when Ol Ama tells the truth

eddie007

A question from the gallery.

Do high house prices help reduce peoples disposable income therefore helping to focus people on basic survival and allowing them less time to think about the bigger issues like then universe? Are they not a great form of social control?

BadgeIsBack

come on Zulu, it doesn't help to turn this into a country vs country debate...pommers not the biggest culprit..save the juice for the bigger troublemakers..

BadgeIsBack

I was having a debate with my wife that in third world countries that some people are happier, more polite and have a sense of purpose.

I'm not talking about sub-saharan Africa but industrial countries outside Eurasia.

eddie007

What, you mean like the UK