Comments by "" (@robm8809) on "Economics Help" channel.

  1. Yes, we can afford to look after our old people IF we stop the government and the rich siphoning billions out of the economy. We also need to stop and reverse mas-imm since it's been shown that every low-skilled newcomer costs the nation almost half a million pounds over its lifetime.
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  2. It's recently been shown that every low-skilled newcomer costs the nation almost half a million pounds over its lifetime... A hidden cost we're all bearing while the rich get richer due to the depressing effect on wages that this has...
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  3. It's recently been shown that every low-skilled newcomer costs the nation £465,000 over the course of its life... So the cost of legal newcomers vastly outweighs even the costs you mention. No wonder we're all getting poorer. :(
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  4. Well said!
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  5. Well said!
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  6. Hear hear!
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  7. The population will never crash while the government is importing a million people a year.
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  8. The aging population is not a problem compared to the imminent changes in society caused by AI and automation. We don't need to import low-skilled workers for fruit-picking, for example as automated AI powered fruit picking machines are already coming on to the market. Society will need re-ordering to ensure that old people, the disabled, those unable to work for any reason are not trapped in poverty. Of course, the oligarchs, billionaires, and the ultra-rich (and their bought pollies) won't want that...
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  9. Fact!
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  10. In future, due to AI and automation, there will not be enough jobs, so encouraging large families or importing young workers won't help.
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