Freeland touts home savings account, notes limits to addressing housing crisis - eviltoast

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the uptake of a new savings account for first-time homebuyers is exceeding expectation, though she acknowledged the limits of what it can do to address affordability.

  • psvrh@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    So…

    I’m supposed to save money–that I can’t save because rents are through the fucking roof–in an account that will probably lose money thanks to inflation.

    Yeah, just say it: “We’re avoiding dealing with the problem but want to a) look like we’re doing something, and b) put the blame on the people trying to save for a home, instead of the investor class’ rampant speculation”.