Comments by "Alex" (@Alex-df4lt) on "Economics Help" channel.

I lived in London on skilled worker visa for 1 year before returning to the EU (not Poland). The project turned out to be terrible, company culture toxic so I resigned, took all the money I earned and left.
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The UK cannot outgrow its debt this time. You shouldn't have voted for Brexit.
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The problem is UK economy isn't growing after Brexit and population is aging.
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@ChristianoRodríguez-h3k I don't want to generalise but in the company I worked at it wasn't too far from what you say. I had a pretty decent salary in the top 3% in the UK. It wasn't just me leaving, others followed after me.
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The future is unpredictable so you can't foresee whether the UK will be successful or not. It's best for people to have two citizenships just in case and ideally also speak another language. It actually makes sense for EU citizens to also have UK citizenship just for career reasons as it can be very difficult to get a work permit. It's good to have more options. One of way for Brits to move to the EU are international companies. You can get employed by one in the UK and ask to be transferred to the EU. They will arrange visa.
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I'm from the EU and moved to London recently, even though I needed skilled worker visa. London offers much better job opportunities than the rest of EU. Germany was at the bottom of my list.
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I was in the top 3% in the UK and lived in Canary Wharf, London. I didn't feel rich, just middle class.
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The justification for free movement of people is that there has to be a benefit for common people, not just for businesses to hold the EU together. As far as defense is concerned, EU members should spend 2.5% of GDP on defense with eastern members spending 3%. Poland together with Ukraine form an impenetrable barrier for Russia.
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@barbthegreat586 I moved to London from the EU 7 months back and I will be moving back after one year, taking all the money with me. The job has been a disappointment, bordering to unbearable and the skilled worker visa makes it too difficult to change job. Had the UK been still in the EU I would have simply changed the job and stayed.
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@NeilCWCampbell Get multiple passports and pass them on children. It's a lot easier for people with mixed parents or grandparents as they may be entitled to another passport by ancestry. The rich have freedom of movement already but they are denying it to the rest of us.
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You can bow to Putin if you wish
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@gerhard7323 Do you have anything more specific than that?
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@gerhard7323 How is it related to my original claim? Looks like you are just going off a tangent.
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I was making more than 3x what you get and it wasn't really worth it in London.
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Why not ask your partner?
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The situation was very different back then as employing women wasn't as common so there was lot of headroom for growth. Industry would benefit massively from automation, robotics, computers, development of new materials. A 1945 UK had still much hidden potential for growth, which is not the case today. From economic standpoint Brexit was a major error.
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You shouldn't have left the EU. I will be leaving the UK in 4 months after living in London for 8 months as the job didn't meet my expectations. I'm in the top 3% income wise. A left wing government is coming that will tax me more and my investments are heavily taxed as well.
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Wrong, low taxation and cutting regulations leads to natural long term growth. In the UK this was stifled by the 2008 crisis and Brexit. A labor government will just redistribute wealth which cannot spur economic growth.
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That's what Putin wants
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@khanalprabhat Agreed. Recently I was looking for a new job in EU, willing to relocate and eventually moved to UK despite the terrible Brexit and the need for work visa. The UK either needs a better trade deal with the EU or to deregulate further.
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@Eli-pj8xm Worker mobility in the EU is very poor. Workers face language barriers which can be tremendous if the whole family is moving. Companies are reluctant to hire workers from another EU country even if qualified and no visa are needed.
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The best times of Rothchilds are long gone.
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I believe in 21th century people should be more open minded when seeking opportunities and not stay in one place forever.
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@theconspiracyfactualist.144 Someone with a backbone would never argue for financing a dictator pursuing genocide.
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I moved to the UK recently on visa. It only makes sense to live in the UK if you get a very good salary, which is my case. Most Polish people did poorly paid grunt work.
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Depends on your age. I would keep 20% as cash for buying dips in major crises (20-30% index drop) and split the rest into standard ETFs and leveraged ones (max leverage 2x) depending on risk appetite. Interest rate is set to drop and economy should not go into a recession. I got about 70% returns from this crisis.
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@gerhard7323 I came to discuss the UK, not Germany, France, Greece and God knows what else. Classic example of whataboutism from your side.
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I wonder why someone from Slovakia cares...
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@dobcsek What is changing tax wise?
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FTSE is dead and a waste of money
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@cyndawu1940 40k in London is very little
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High inflation actually helps debtors who have fixed rate mortgages. In certain parts of Europe inflation reached 20% temporarily. Inflation is a giant money redistribution scheme. When the economy is no longer growing, you need to redistribute the money to keep the economy going.
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Into what country?
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Goes to show trade deals with the US are worthless. Is the UK still pursuing one?
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Yeah sure, Poland can then team up with Belarus, Russia and China.
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You shouldn't have voted for Brexit
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@Matt-ou7tu The UK wage advantage is greatly diminished by cost of housing. I was in the top 3% in the UK and still left after 1 year as it wasn't really worth it.
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