Democracy is Failing the Young – No Wonder They Want Change

[Chomper Higgot]

3 minutes ago, mogandave said:

It is sad. What we need is more mass migration to drive wagers down and housing costs up. 

 

The immigrants being paid low wages are driving up housing costs?!

 

 

[connda]

It hasn't got a thing to do with "Democracy."  To quote James Carville, "It's The Economy Stupid."
And as such, it's about predatory capitalism which tends to be a feature in Western nations which claim they are "democracies," although those so-called democracies tend to care more about illegal immigrants and the welfare of corporations then their own citizens.  It has ZERO to do with whether a country has a democracy or any other form of government.

[mogandave]

Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

The immigrants being paid low wages are driving up housing costs?!

Does increasing the number of people that require housing drive up the cost of housing? 

 

Do you think they just  sleep in the fields where they do all the backbreaking work American leftists refuse to do? 

[connda]

On 2/1/2025 at 8:56 AM, Gweiloman said:

Meanwhile, in communist, authoritarian China governed by a dictator, the citizens are enjoying universal health care, free schooling, cheap and affordable housing, public transportation and groceries and increasing life expectancy. So evil…

 

That’s why they are a threat to global (western) security.

However, 80% of the Chinese haters here on AN will insist that most Chinese live in hovels, they ae mostly uneducated morons, they don't have access to modern amenities, all the grocery stores are empty of goods, and the Chinese all pee and poop in the streets. 
Most Western expats do what their home-country governments tell them to do:  Hate Chinese. In fact, hate all non-Western countries who challenge the West's dominance. So they believe some of the most ridiculous nonsense believable about the countries whom their governments tell them to hate - like China.

[Nick Carter icp]

1 minute ago, connda said:

However, 80% of the Chinese haters here on AN will insist that most Chinese live in hovels, they ae mostly uneducated morons, they don't have access to modern amenities, all the grocery stores are empty of goods, and the Chinese all pee and poop in the streets. 
 

 

   Really ?

Are you sure about that .

Which A.N posters insist that all Chinese pee and poop in the street and that ALL the chinese shops are empty ?

[mogandave]

14 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Tax deductions are not ‘welfare’.

 

Trump is cutting welfare, he’s not cutting tax deductions.

You call tax deductions “federal expenditures”,  and seem to think wrong for companies to take advantage of them, but it’s great when you take them.

[hotsun]

2 minutes ago, connda said:

However, 80% of the Chinese haters here on AN will insist that most Chinese live in hovels, they ae mostly uneducated morons, they don't have access to modern amenities, all the grocery stores are empty of goods, and the Chinese all pee and poop in the streets. 
Most Western expats do what their home-country governments tell them to do:  Hate Chinese. In fact, hate all non-Western countries who challenge the West's dominance. So they believe some of the most ridiculous nonsense believable about the countries whom their governments tell them to hate - like China.

I saw a video of a truck backing into a pedestrian there, crushing him. Some other folk see it and continue walking like nothing happened. Nobody needed to tell me the problem with China, just found it on the internet

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, mogandave said:

You call tax deductions “federal expenditures”,  and seem to think wrong for companies to take advantage of them, but it’s great when you take them.

What tax deductions am I taking?

 

Do you have my tax returns or are you making wild guesses?

 

https://www.investors.com/etfs-and-funds/sectors/sp-500-companies-paid-no-tax/

[Briggsy]

20 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   We are talking about the UK , the above 3 are not UK citizens  

I agree with you to a large extent however, to try to answer your question,

 

The people "coining it" now in the UK are those who own businesses providing services to and having contracts with government departments. These could be children's services such as children's homes or SEND schools, consultancy services, hotels providing accommodation, construction services. This is a dramatic change from 40 years ago when this was not the case.

 

I haven't even mentioned Carillion yet but this is a perfect example of who is getting very wealthy in the UK as a result of lax government practice.