Comments by "jtf2dan" (@jtf2dan) on "The Hidden Crisis Destroying Russia From the Inside" video.

  1. For all those stating the west has the same problem, that is just deflecting from the SEVERITY of russias declining population. Russia reached almost 150 million people by 1990 and has been in steady decline since. BUT what the charts arent showing is that about 3 million of the brightest, most innovative and richest people have left in the last 2 years (brain drain) since the start of the war. anyone who had a good life and the economic means knew that mobilization was coming and left. The other issue is that over a million men of child bearing ages have been lost in Ukraine in the last 2 years. Now with all western businesses pulled out of russia, western sanctions, increased cost of living, increased inflation, increased bank interest rates (18% now!), people have less and less money to spend on healthy food and are turning to drugs and alcohol to numb the hunger pains. and with russia spending all its money on war, less is spent on education and health and hospitals. Putin just announced BRAND new taxes on EVERYONE this year...the first tax increase in over 25 years! And businesses will get hit the hardest. Driving the cost of EVERYTHING inside russia UP! Food producers have already stated they are increasing the cost of food 40% THIS MONTH. No doubt this is in response to new taxes coming that take away their profits. Unfortunately for most russians living on a pension...their pensions arent going up 40 % this month...meaning those barely scraping by will now be starving, and worse wont be able to afford heat next winter. It is inevitable now that russia will economically collapse within the next year....but maybe the people will revolt and throw out putin before then. Regardless something has to change or russia is doomed!
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