Quote Originally Posted by artemis View Post
Well over half of those on the social housing waiting list have no children and almost all of those are singles. They are seldom the overcrowding problem you mention. Not to say they don't have health or social issues though.

Social housing is really really expensive for taxpayers. There are other options, but when the only tool is a hammer ....
There can be social housing for single people too. Lots of singles can be stuffed into a rental property.

Sure but then the arbitrary decision to not to have a CGT for so long has been expensive for GST and income earning taxpayers too!