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To: Moominoid who wrote (62609)4/23/2005 9:22:51 PM
From: Maurice Winn  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74559
 
<Capital gains on housing is just inflation >

It can also be supply and demand as certain residential areas become more popular and prices rise. People can bank the profits by selling, moving to a cheaper area and living on the cash difference.

New Zealand is currently attracting a lot of wealthy immigrants who want a nice place to live. That pushes prices up because they aren't making any more land where those people want to live.

Mqurice



To: Moominoid who wrote (62609)4/24/2005 2:15:11 AM
From: energyplay  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74559
 
Hi Moominoid - You are talking about GDP accounting, and I'm talking about the (aggregate) personal income. The personal income and personal expenditures are use to calculate the savings rate.

There's a an entire chorus, almost an industry of "the consumer is in trouble ! Not saving enough ! Too much debt for income !"

Of course, the "not saving enough" makes it easier to pass special tax breaks which help higher income people...


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