I am honestly surprised how little inflation there has been in the last 20 years. I stand corrected in the comparison from 1998 to 2017.
But I would like to address a couple of your last points. Pointing out 60-70% price increases in Toronto isn't really relevant (unless you live in Toronto, so sorry if you do, for multiple reasons). That is terrible if you are trying to buy there, but it can't be sustainable. If it stays at 30%+ per year, you are correct, no generation has faced that.
Your second point is "inflation is occurring, but the government is doing nothing to stop it". The same inflation calculator to disprove my earlier point indicates that inflation as a whole is give or take 1.5% for the last 10 years or so. If you are talking about the housing market specifically, yes, we could raise rates dramatically, but I don't think that would lead to a better place for many. House prices would go down, though.
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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