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Should the government provide subsidies for first-time homebuyers?

These subsidies are financial aids from the government to help individuals purchase their first home, making homeownership more accessible. Proponents argue that it helps people afford their first home and promotes homeownership. Opponents argue that it distorts the housing market and could lead to higher prices.

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Yes
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80%
Yes
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No
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Yes, but only for low income homebuyers
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No, focus on affordability issues like interest rates and housing supply instead
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No, incentivize construction of affordable homes instead
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No, this would lead to another housing bubble

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 @B46V7MRfrom Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

No, because the bulk of the recipients are foreign born. 44% of the people within Canada are either foreign born or first generation. I would prefer to see incentives for married Canadian couples to have more children, and subsidies for rural living (including food and energy production) than facilitate first time home buyers

 @BCXP4J8from Nova Scotia  answered…3wks3W

Yes but only for Low Income Home Buyers or people who can't afford it

 @BB3H8CYfrom New York  answered…3mos3MO

No, first time homebuyers should only be trying to buy a house if they, themselves, can pay for the house without any external help, like the government. People need to learn how to be responsible over their own things rather then depending on a external.

 @B9TPBZJfrom Ontario  answered…3mos3MO

Yes subsidies substantially, decrease house price and interest rate both, and focus more on long-term employment sustainability.

 @B8V6GTZfrom Ontario  answered…5mos5MO

Yes, for low income buyers below $20,000 annually, and provide a small, low interest loan to the buyers for houses exceeding $600k. the loan should be approximately 20% of the overall house price.

 @B8S9V69from Ontario  answered…5mos5MO

There wouldn't be a problem if we had less demand. Deport all the 2020-present immigrants, they increase the demand unnecessarily.

 @B76MTMTfrom British Columbia  answered…8mos8MO

they should provide a first time home owner subsidy to people that have just graduated from college/university or have a really low income job.

 @B3QGP69from Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

If they need or not is the question depending on their salary per year . And I would prioritize family’s in this situation .

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Biden will issue a pardon of his son Hunter Biden

President Joe Biden has decided to issue a pardon for his son Hunter and is expected to announce it Sunday night, according to a senior White House official with direct knowledge of the decision.The decision marks a reversal for the president, who has repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence. The pardon comes ahead of Hunter Biden’s Dec. 12 sentencing for his conviction on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden also is set to be sentenced in a separate criminal case on Dec. 16, after pleading guilty in September on federal tax evasion charges.The pardon is expected to cover both Hunter Biden’s gun charges conviction and guilty plea.The senior White House official said Biden decided over this weekend to grant his son a pardon and began to inform his senior aides on Sunday. Using his pardon power to assure Hunter Biden does not spend time in jail comes as the 82-year-old president is near the end of his term in the White House and has no future election to face. In recent months Biden has said he would not pardon his son or commute his sentence.“I will not pardon him,” the president said of his son in June after a jury found him guilty on three federal gun charges.President Biden has discussed issuing a pardon for his son with some of his closest aides since at least Hunter Biden’s conviction in June, two people with direct knowledge of the discussions about the matter said. They said a decision was made at the time for the president to publicly say he would not pardon his son even though doing so remained on the table.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters earlier this month that the president’s position has not changed.

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