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Controversial Argumentative Analysis

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Tim Gurner’s controversial advice on how to save money Australian multi-millionaire and property mogul Tim Gurner made a controversial claim on the Australian television show 60 Minutes, that purchasing avocado toast may be one of the reasons why millennials cannot afford a house. “When I was trying to buy my first home, I wasn't buying smashed avocado for $19 and four coffees at $4 each,” he explained at an interview with 60 Minutes. “We’re at a point now where the expectations of younger people are very, very high.” Afterwards, Gurner offered a comparison which described how hard he worked when he was young. “When I had my first business when I was 19, I was in the gym at 6am in the morning, and I finished at 10.30 at night, and I did it seven days a week, and I did it until I could afford my first home. There …show more content…

Millennials argued that he received financial assistance to buy his home. However, in another interview with news.com.au he objected to these claims and explained that their accusations were “incorrect” because he only had help getting into the property market. Furthermore, many others claimed that saving money would not add up to the money required to purchase a house. Similarly, they claimed that the property market has drastically changed in the last 15 years. With housing prices significantly increasing every year, millennials are relying on financial help from their parents to help them purchase their first home. According to research conducted by Legal & General and Cebr, people under 30 will receive 79% of the money from parents. Therefore, it proves that millennials are the biggest recipients of cash. Gurner is not the first one to claim that brunch is preventing people from buying homes. Last year, Australian reporter Bernand Saunders mentioned in The Australian that “if millennials stopped going to brunch, they would be able to afford a

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