Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for the question on negative gearing. He would be interested to know that, of those who are negative gearing in this country, there are 10 times more negative gearers who are nurses, teachers and emergency service workers than surgeons, anaesthetists and finance managers. In fact over 1.2 billion in net rental losses has been claimed by teachers, nurses, emergency workers and clerks compared with just 150 million claimed by surgeons, anaesthetists and finance managers.

I do not know what those opposite have against those on ordinary wages—those who are on average wages. First of all—

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