Quote Originally Posted by artemis View Post
Mr Hickey is smart and experienced. So why does he compare (no) tax on rental capital gain to tax on income from other sources, or even from rents? For example, he refers to tax foregone on rental property capital gains without mentioning that there are rather a lot of other assets that don't currently attract a CGT.

His article sounds like a party political broadcast.
Which party????

I think he was pointing out that the other tax free capital gains such as selling a business do not have taxpayer dollars going directly to the customers of the businesses to spend on the goods and services being provided whereas landlords get $4b worth of taxpayers money paid each year to renters as accommodation supplements to help them afford the rents, which also ensure the rental business makes money and the houses retain their value.

What other business gets a taxpayer subsidy that large.