I don’t know how it is in other lands,
But where I live it’s well and truly rigged;
Young and poor can’t satisfy their demands
For shelter which continue unfulfilled.
Housing’s form is a rampant free market;
(Prices result from supply and demand),
But if house prices should ever cark it
Pollie’s positions would be quickly tanned.
‘Roasted’ could also cover what I mean:
Pollies are aware that their government
Can be quite dependent on what is seen
By homeowners, who must remain content:
Property owners a demographic
Having more than considerable force
Whose support can be viewed as a magic
Way to keep Government in place and on course.
Here’s a strategy used to much acclaim:
Help provided to lower income buyers.
Various Government incentives are lame,
Fraudulent in fact, cooked up by shysters.
All this means is an increase in demand,
Subsequent increase in housing prices.
Happy days - for home owners so grand,
And sole purpose of these exercises.