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Re: Simulator of the life of a 30-year-old in the UK

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Post by defrost »

password321 wrote: post #55
derelicta wrote: post #51

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Most of Africa which mostly hasn't been bombed by the West. Billions of charity investment.

The west and the east are still gutting African resources to this day via a bunch of carrots and sticks that rarely include direct bombing by a Western country or China.

Plenty of western mercenary groups supporting traditional land takeover by corporations, funding radical groups to destabilize effective governments forming or growing in strength is still ongoing.

Re: Simulator of the life of a 30-year-old in the UK

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Post by Telemakhos »

rhubarbtree wrote: post #31
dkiebd wrote: post #15

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And it’s actually good. Immigration does not do 30 year olds any favours. It only helps businesses and pensioners.

In the west there are not enough young people to support the elderly, and immigration of young people can help to address this problem to the benefit of everyone.

I see this argument fairly often, but rarely do I see the premises questioned. Why do the elderly need to be supported? Wealth is concentrated in their hands (especially in the UK), while younger generations are struggling to be able to afford housing let alone build wealth. Perhaps society should focus less on supporting the generations who have already accumulated wealth and instead focus on supporting the generations who are starting families.

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Post by Husieandr »

oulipo wrote: post #58
dkiebd wrote: post #15

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And it’s actually good. Immigration does not do 30 year olds any favours. It only helps businesses and pensioners.

It helps everyone, migrants pay more taxes than they get out of the system in benefits. Plus they often do jobs that many people wouldn't otherwise

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Post by jaggs »

password321 wrote: post #55
derelicta wrote: post #51

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Most of Africa which mostly hasn't been bombed by the West. Billions of charity investment.

Oh come on, Africa has been absolutely stripped of all its huge commodity, mineral and material wealth by the west for more than a century.

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Post by derelicta »

password321 wrote: post #55
derelicta wrote: post #51

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Most of Africa which mostly hasn't been bombed by the West. Billions of charity investment.

Western politicians and their capitalist economy required colonialism and imperialism. To this day, Westerners can't stay where they are without meddling in the affairs of others, and then they complain about it. But worry not, the economic development of Africa and Asia will soon render Europe and Amerika into very isolated and uninteresting parts of the world.

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Post by churchill »

password321 wrote: post #55
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Most of Africa which mostly hasn't been bombed by the West. Billions of charity investment.

Charity? I mean, it's an open secret that both sides understand that the bulk of the money sent to African countries isn't supposed to be spent on the people. It's a subsidy/bribe to their developing-world elites to keep them pliable and obedient to basically everything they're told.

It's almost immediately laundered back into London & Paris real estate and Swiss bank accounts.

Wait, you thought Western countries were handing out gibs/NEETbux to African countries just because they feel bad for them?

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Post by extraisland »

rhubarbtree wrote: post #37
mike-cardwell wrote: post #16

I live in the East Midlands in the UK. You can grab a reasonable first house here for less than £150k quite easily. So you'll need a 5% deposit, £7,500 for one of those. One person on an average salary for the area would be able to afford a mortgage for a house like this on their own. But Nick has a girlfriend, who can hopefully work, so should be able to afford it easily. But half of people earn less than the mean s…

This is true. You don’t need a £100K deposit unless you want to live in a £1M house, which is not necessary in the UK. If you want to buy a big apartment in central London or a four bed house near London, sure. But most people would consider that a luxury and not a necessity to raise a family.

My father just sold his house down south. It was a 4 bedroom house. I think he got somewhere between £500-700k for it. £1M for a house isn't that crazy in the South-West.

He bought it decades ago much cheaper.

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