tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post7215157047501391058..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: National: "Emergency Motels Have Taxpayers Over A Barrel"Lindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-41976924512730996902021-03-20T14:19:23.112+13:002021-03-20T14:19:23.112+13:00Trying to recall if anything Davidson says can be ...Trying to recall if anything Davidson says can be taken seriously. Lazy politicians play the race card ad nauseum. It's all she has evidently. For a long while now Ive mused on a 'project'- like medium-rise dwelling for all these folk who soak up time, energy & dosh...with security guards. I wonder if the govt has tried to buy any of these motel complexes? Hilary Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240590567749247083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-20659125352265724452021-03-19T17:46:23.922+13:002021-03-19T17:46:23.922+13:00Hi Lindsay
I’m guessing the more MSD customers th...Hi Lindsay<br /><br />I’m guessing the more MSD customers they had, the fewer fee paying guests they were likely to attract. But yes, you are probably right, these are ‘end of life’ motels, and the owners are making the best of it. You cannot blame them. <br /><br />The problem is with this government, and also previous governments who have through their policy settings created a significant underclass whose learned helplessness and benefit dependent lifestyle makes them undesirable tenants in the commercial rental market.<br /><br />State house building cannot match the demand, and no one wants to see them homeless and on the street. The only way to address this problem is to take the long view, and reduce the supply side of the equation. Even with a determined government(s) it will take decades to make any impact. In the meantime, this.<br />Brendan McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741263914308842497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-7276793621897469612021-03-19T17:37:30.596+13:002021-03-19T17:37:30.596+13:00I'm sure owners have weighed up the 'certa...I'm sure owners have weighed up the 'certain' money from MSD versus the 'uncertain' money from guests. I don't think you can do both for long. The complexes are probably at the lower end of the market and approaching use by date. So, no, I don't blame them for hiking the rates either. But the point is this isn't a sustainable or justifiable solution on any count. Lindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-12432684871333602622021-03-19T17:14:23.234+13:002021-03-19T17:14:23.234+13:00Perhaps the additional $100+ per night, is to cove...Perhaps the additional $100+ per night, is to cover the additional 'effort' in managing this particular clientele? On that basis it's probably justified.Brendan McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741263914308842497noreply@blogger.com