Originally Posted by
CJ
Not so. My wife doesn't pay any tax (not last year while off on maternity leave) so I contributed $1k to her fund and she got the $500 top up. The top up doesn't require your contributions to be from wages.
I am conflicted on this one. I hate compulsion but I also think super will be means tested before I get there. As such, I think people should save for their retirement if they are able so maybe compulsion is necessary?? If you have compulsion, then you dont need the govt bribes as they will pick up the tab at the end anyway if you haven't saved enough.
Re Housing, in Auckland at least the issue is supply. I dont like restrictions either but maybe Non residents should not be allowed to buy more than one existing homes. Anything after that has to be a new build. Likewise, any government hand out to first home buyers in Auckland should be for new builds.