Comments by "Guinness" (@GuinessOriginal) on "The "Perfect" Little Economy of New Zealand | Economics Explained" video.

@bonda_racing3579 less strict housing regulations led to cladding buildings in combustible materials and an absolute disaster of epic proportions in the UK. No thanks mate. We need stricter housing regulations, just not ones that live the pockets of housing officials and their developer friends on the golf course. What we need is public taxpayer oversight of every meeting, document, tender process and decision to eliminate corruption. We also need a specialist task force aimed at investigating and prosecuting political corruption and far stiffer penalties
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Welcome to the UK. We've got 100k dead from covid, been on lockdown all year, the economy has shrunk by over a quarter and no one can afford a house, unless you're rich or already own one of course
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@bonda_racing3579 what's wrong with public housing
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Also new Zealand : no lockdowns, full pubs and stadiums, restaurants, theatres and clubs open, house parties and picnics allowed. Most people in the UK aren't ebbed allowed to leave their house and ask you want to do is get in one. Care to swap?
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@bonda_racing3579 I guess you haven't been keeping up with the news. Lookup Grenfell, how many people died and were made homeless, and the hundreds of thousands of people who are now left in flats that are certified deathtraps, that are worth nothing and that they can't sell or afford to move out of
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@bonda_racing3579 so what you're saying is public housing is beneath you it's just for the plebs?
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@bonda_racing3579 lots of buildings are built and remain empty as they are investments and assets, say on a banks balance sheet
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@bonda_racing3579 it's bureaucracy mate, for future reference
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One problem they haven't experienced so much as the rest of the world is covid, don't know exactly what that's worth but it's a lot
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