How To Wind Me Up 101
"For in this great free market there is no sympathy."
But as a lawyer(?) you must be on a big salary and perhaps had a life experience where doors open fairly easily?
Right, now this anonymous twit who I shall call "Pinko" needs to be cleansed via blog. "Fisk" is the word.
In response to this post on Housing Affordability
The purpose of my post was to illustrate how we must ALL live within our means. In terms of relativity, New Zealanders are right now sitting in houses they CAN'T and never actually COULD afford.
That my rent is going up 38% isn't the issue because EVERYONE'S housing cost is going up in the world, including homeowners as the opportunity cost of what they could do with the money just in the bank (rather than renting it out or living in it and not paying rent) is going up.
The issue is I am not complaining about it because I realise what I have to do, either pay it, buy the apartment or move somewhere cheaper. I am not asking for sympathy or a handout to pay it.
I would like to live here in Hong Kong in an area called "The Peak". You won't rent anything up there for less than around $NZ15,000 a month, upwards of $NZ25,000 a month for an awesome view. And we all want an awesome view.
The Peak has one of the most amazing views in the world (when the smog has lifted and you get over the vertigo). Visitors hint - get to the look out where all the tourists are then face the cliff and walk along the track to the left for about 20 minutes. Totally worth it. If you can't get who you are with to pash you up then your relationship is rooted. The Mainlanders don't like walking so the isolation is even better.
Now, outrageous example you say? Yes. But renting (or buying) at The Peak is actually more affordable for me on this housing affordability index as these DINKYS (Double income no kids) buying up at 0% or 5% deposits on 10% interest rates with parental guarantees and living in nice Auckland suburbs such as Herne Bay, Remuera, Parnell, Devonport, Orakei and Ponsonby. Or the blue collar hard-workers who will always plod along and be solid and average, who choose Mt Eden, Greenlane, Howick or Meadowbank. Or the fools just starting out with a family, shonky relationship and student loan, trying to buy in Panmure, Ellerslie or Onehunga and fund their cigarettes, P or obesity disorders.
Thing is, if you can't afford to live somewhere, move out and go somewhere cheaper or don't go there in the first place. Why should poorer people subsidise your mistake (which will happen if home owners get relief from the government) or wealthier taxpayers subsidise you living in an area that they themselves can't afford to even rent (as in State Housing for people in places like Orakei)?
As for the ease of my life as a lawyer with a nice salary. Pinko has that one wrong. Has Pinko ever met a "rich" lawyer? How many are on the Rich List for their work as lawyers? And by "rich" I don't mean what "middle class" New Zealand views as "rich" - nice $1 million house (with 60% mortgage), nice "leased" (middle class BMW or Porsche) car and kids in private school with enough money left to get blowies on business trips to Palmerston North to escape the contingent liability that they married and could explode any time, but I mean entrepreneur/professional sportsperson/TV talking head/businessperson/women who split with rich husband, "rich"? Not many. Most lawyers (apart from the obvious scumfeeding ones like Brendan Sheehan who cuddle corpses for their own gain) have as clients people far better off than they are. Many of these clients don't have an education at all other than in life.
After spending 5 years at secondary school getting good enough grades to get into law school while losers were fucking around causing trouble for themselves, 5 more years hard reading, listening to Jane Kelsey and other Pinko indoctrinated nonsense at law school because it's not good enough to have one degree these days thanks to open entry which saw a lot of people get into University who shouldn't have, then 2 more years bonding with the photocopier and taking it in the rear from seniors for the lawyers good enough to actually get jobs, yep..easy life. And still after 4 years they are paid in New Zealand as much as a PR junior who writes press releases about toothpaste.
That Pinko thinks I have a "big salary" is irrelevant as I simply don't compare myself to those with less than I do. Which is exactly what the "poor" in New Zealand do. They don't appreciate that they are better off than others. They don't look down. So why should I?
The difference is that I can work within my own affordability index, I look up with admiration at people with more than I and realise what people with more than me have to risk/relinquish/prostitute of themselves to get there. I look up in positivity.
Pinko and other New Zealand bludger types who vote for Labour and Jim Anderton (who feed off this) look up in negativity, desperation and then anger that they can't have it as well.
Rather than realise their affordability limits, they run up credit card debts, get Sky and make electronic good HP contracts, mortgages or rent they can't afford and turn to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain of their jealousy because they want the lifestyle of those above them without the reality that they haven't worked hard enough, risked enough or are simply too dumb to get there. Then they expect gumm'int to sort it all out and steal from those with more to fund their lifestyle. This is how Pinkos vote themselves a lifestyle time and time again.
But Pinko wouldn't know. He's probably still at University, living at home with his parents whining about restricted entry standards thinking the world owes him a living.
Doors will never open for Pinko as he's too busy moping in his own pity at what others have to even get off the couch to turn the handle.
But as a lawyer(?) you must be on a big salary and perhaps had a life experience where doors open fairly easily?
Right, now this anonymous twit who I shall call "Pinko" needs to be cleansed via blog. "Fisk" is the word.
In response to this post on Housing Affordability
The purpose of my post was to illustrate how we must ALL live within our means. In terms of relativity, New Zealanders are right now sitting in houses they CAN'T and never actually COULD afford.
That my rent is going up 38% isn't the issue because EVERYONE'S housing cost is going up in the world, including homeowners as the opportunity cost of what they could do with the money just in the bank (rather than renting it out or living in it and not paying rent) is going up.
The issue is I am not complaining about it because I realise what I have to do, either pay it, buy the apartment or move somewhere cheaper. I am not asking for sympathy or a handout to pay it.
I would like to live here in Hong Kong in an area called "The Peak". You won't rent anything up there for less than around $NZ15,000 a month, upwards of $NZ25,000 a month for an awesome view. And we all want an awesome view.
The Peak has one of the most amazing views in the world (when the smog has lifted and you get over the vertigo). Visitors hint - get to the look out where all the tourists are then face the cliff and walk along the track to the left for about 20 minutes. Totally worth it. If you can't get who you are with to pash you up then your relationship is rooted. The Mainlanders don't like walking so the isolation is even better.
Now, outrageous example you say? Yes. But renting (or buying) at The Peak is actually more affordable for me on this housing affordability index as these DINKYS (Double income no kids) buying up at 0% or 5% deposits on 10% interest rates with parental guarantees and living in nice Auckland suburbs such as Herne Bay, Remuera, Parnell, Devonport, Orakei and Ponsonby. Or the blue collar hard-workers who will always plod along and be solid and average, who choose Mt Eden, Greenlane, Howick or Meadowbank. Or the fools just starting out with a family, shonky relationship and student loan, trying to buy in Panmure, Ellerslie or Onehunga and fund their cigarettes, P or obesity disorders.
Thing is, if you can't afford to live somewhere, move out and go somewhere cheaper or don't go there in the first place. Why should poorer people subsidise your mistake (which will happen if home owners get relief from the government) or wealthier taxpayers subsidise you living in an area that they themselves can't afford to even rent (as in State Housing for people in places like Orakei)?
As for the ease of my life as a lawyer with a nice salary. Pinko has that one wrong. Has Pinko ever met a "rich" lawyer? How many are on the Rich List for their work as lawyers? And by "rich" I don't mean what "middle class" New Zealand views as "rich" - nice $1 million house (with 60% mortgage), nice "leased" (middle class BMW or Porsche) car and kids in private school with enough money left to get blowies on business trips to Palmerston North to escape the contingent liability that they married and could explode any time, but I mean entrepreneur/professional sportsperson/TV talking head/businessperson/women who split with rich husband, "rich"? Not many. Most lawyers (apart from the obvious scumfeeding ones like Brendan Sheehan who cuddle corpses for their own gain) have as clients people far better off than they are. Many of these clients don't have an education at all other than in life.
After spending 5 years at secondary school getting good enough grades to get into law school while losers were fucking around causing trouble for themselves, 5 more years hard reading, listening to Jane Kelsey and other Pinko indoctrinated nonsense at law school because it's not good enough to have one degree these days thanks to open entry which saw a lot of people get into University who shouldn't have, then 2 more years bonding with the photocopier and taking it in the rear from seniors for the lawyers good enough to actually get jobs, yep..easy life. And still after 4 years they are paid in New Zealand as much as a PR junior who writes press releases about toothpaste.
That Pinko thinks I have a "big salary" is irrelevant as I simply don't compare myself to those with less than I do. Which is exactly what the "poor" in New Zealand do. They don't appreciate that they are better off than others. They don't look down. So why should I?
The difference is that I can work within my own affordability index, I look up with admiration at people with more than I and realise what people with more than me have to risk/relinquish/prostitute of themselves to get there. I look up in positivity.
Pinko and other New Zealand bludger types who vote for Labour and Jim Anderton (who feed off this) look up in negativity, desperation and then anger that they can't have it as well.
Rather than realise their affordability limits, they run up credit card debts, get Sky and make electronic good HP contracts, mortgages or rent they can't afford and turn to drugs and alcohol to numb the pain of their jealousy because they want the lifestyle of those above them without the reality that they haven't worked hard enough, risked enough or are simply too dumb to get there. Then they expect gumm'int to sort it all out and steal from those with more to fund their lifestyle. This is how Pinkos vote themselves a lifestyle time and time again.
But Pinko wouldn't know. He's probably still at University, living at home with his parents whining about restricted entry standards thinking the world owes him a living.
Doors will never open for Pinko as he's too busy moping in his own pity at what others have to even get off the couch to turn the handle.
posted by Cactus Kate at 1:12 AM
6 Comments:
Good post. Why is it that NZers have a different view of housing than other commodities? For example, if you can afford a Ferrari, don't buy one and don't complain that you can't afford one. Just buy a car you can afford. I have no sympathy for people buying something cannot afford and then wanting other people to help them out. There is something morally dispicable about bludging.
since it's wind up time what's your beef with married women? its not enough that you practically advertise yourself as an escort for married men but you continually slag off married women.
it's a strong theme in all your blog so i'd be interested if you could expand on it.
Yes anonymous, I sleep with EVERY married man I meet and find them ALL attractive.
I have expanded on the theme for the past 2 years, but in essence I have no beef with married women who contribute to their relationship and have independent careers or lives.
I have a beef with women who marry for reasons such as financial security or status then think at the end of it that they deserve half (or all) the wealth, which puts them in a position they never would have ever been able to afford had they not attached themselves to a meal ticket in the first place.
They are the escorts.
Yes- I have a house that isn't as nice as I would like.
But I can live with the $60k mortgage.
I hope pass/fail for "Winding Up Blonde Blogger 101" is being assessed by a nice stiff exam and not some socialist "anyone can pass" internal assessment :-)
I get pissed off at one of my mates who is almost 30, and sees me and my wife living quite nicely with a rapidly diminishing mortgage, one child and still living the good life. He thinks it was because we both had good jobs pre-children that we can afford the house we're in now and told me not to be so smug.
Of course, I pointed out I bought my first home in Porirua at 25, six months after separating from my first wife on a salary of $36k. And then made damn sure the mortgage was paid on time, along with the other bills so when I went back to the bank to buy better they said yes.
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