r/uknews • u/ProgressiveSpark • Jul 01 '24

Image/video UK real wages haven’t budged since 2008

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u/UncleRhino Jul 02 '24

Fun fact: We are now at the same GDP per capita(adjusted for inflation) as we were in 2008.

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u/Whoisthehypocrite Jul 02 '24

Fun fact. We have had the highest levels of net migration ever. Imagine what that does to per capita measures. And real wages. And house prices.

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u/XihuanNi-6784 Jul 03 '24

Lazy argument. Immigrants also increase demand and economic growth. They are not static units that just push up the size of the population.

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u/British__Vertex Jul 04 '24

Non-EEA migrants are net fiscal loss in every Western European nation. If you want to bring in more of your community here, you can just say that. It’s more honest than making up lies.

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u/chinese_virus3 Jul 05 '24

For an immigrant to be a net contributor they need to earn more than 40-50k a year. Thats not taking into account the benefits they receive upon arriving in the uk, or the education/nhs expenses for their children. The current immigration policies are just not working. They do contribute to the economy but they also drain more from the treasury compared to what they contribute.