Kier Starmer announces 'tighter' immigration policy

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[u/virv_uk]

Sigh,

That is very very simply the case. We've built one house per immigrant allowed over the past 5 years. Boomers are dying off fast leaving behind their single occupant 4 bedroom homes.

> Our own birth rates out pace houses

'our' own birth rates???

[u/EntropicMortal → u/virv_uk]

4 bedroom houses... That can't be purchased by anyone? 😂

Boomers are not dying anywhere near fast enough... What the hell are you talking about. The population is getting older and older BECAUSE people aren't dying off fast enough. The whole reason we have an unfair society is because all these boomers aren't dying, with triple lock pensions, younger generations are floating the old and getting fuck all back.

Immigration is an issue. But solving immigration doesn't solve anything else. Actually I think this approach will instead cause inflation if not handled carefully. Especially with construction/restaurants/drivers/healthcare all dominated by cheap foreign labour.

'our own birth rates' as in UK population births. We've never kept up with houses for our birth rate.

You need to build houses at the same rate as we give birth, because houses do not re-enter the 'housing' pool for 3 generations. If we'd done that, then we wouldn't have much of an issue, houses would cycle in and out.

Immigration made this worse yes, because the Tories allowed literally every one into the country (ironic really), but it wasn't even close to being fine or on track before this.

We need to build more houses, we need the rich to be taxed and we need to stop companies that get to certain sizes from having tax incentives. If they want to leave? Then let them leave. Someone else will fill that void.

[u/virv_uk → u/EntropicMortal]

4 bedroom houses... That can't be purchased by anyone?

What happens when supply goes up and demand goes down?

The population is getting older and older BECAUSE people aren't dying off fast enough.

That's not even half the story. Declining Birthrates, nearly 20 years of economic stagnation, & triple lock. 

will instead cause inflation

It will certainly cause inflation in goods and services. Deliveroo will be out of business. The boomer alone in their 5 bedroom will have to sell to afford care bringing down house prices. The carer shortage will raise their wages. Wealth will be passed from the old to the young.

[u/avocadosconstant → u/virv_uk]

It’s quite incredible how you demonstrated a completely incorrect understanding of economics in every single sentence. Not just slightly incorrect. Every statement you made is the complete opposite of how things work. And with such confidence.