Get Invested With Bushy Martin

As pressure builds to scrap negative gearing and cut the CGT discount to “fix” housing affordability, Bushy Martin explains why these popular tax changes could actually push rents higher and make affordability worse. In this episode of Get Invested, Bushy moves the conversation from headline emotion to systems thinking. Instead of blaming investors or chasing political quick fixes, he breaks down what negative gearing and the CGT discount actually do - in plain English - and walks through the likely second-order consequences of changing them. If you’re a renter feeling locked out, a first-home buyer craving relief, or an everyday investor feeling blamed and unsure what to do next, this episode brings clarity to a heated debate. Housing isn’t a morality play - it’s a supply system. And in a shortage, anything that shrinks supply tends to make affordability worse. What You’ll Learn: What negative gearing and the CGT discount actually do Why “relief-seeking policy&rd