Are Migrant workers responsible for the slump in UK markets and consumer spending?

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Thadius

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Just thinking about it, and this is no way racist.

But surely all those Poles etc that come over here to work are sending more money back home then they are spennding here?

For example, a UK born and bred person will probabaly spend 50% of his wage on luxeries/pubs etc(a rough guess, maybe more, may be less)

But a migrant worker probabaly will spend the minimum wage over here to survive, whilst ending the rest home. Lets say 20% of your income to survive, 80% going to another country.

Anyway, your thoughts please.
 

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ROFL.

No. in a word. If anything the migrant community has benefited the economy.
 

old.Tohtori

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I dunno if asking that is racist, but calling people poles might :lol:
 

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No, they bring benefits to the country, its a real shame that stupid daily mail readers can't see it.
 

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they get taxed for their work.
what they get they are allowed to spend on what they want if its not illegal.
no one forces you to have luxuries. you could do the same as him if you wanted, put 80% into savings. whats the differencer?
 

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Also don't forget that a lot of English people will save up a good portion of their money to go abroad with.
 

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If it's anything like in Belgium then I'll have to say no.
 

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I'm with Thadius on this one. You should deport chavs.

Oh, wait...
 

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The slump in the markets and consumer spending has absolutely nothing to do with Migrants or even you and me. Its due to stupid american banks lending hundreds of thousands of people, Money that they had no chance of repaying back.
 

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The slump in the markets and consumer spending has absolutely nothing to do with Migrants or even you and me. Its due to stupid american banks lending hundreds of thousands of people, Money that they had no chance of repaying back and also due to rising costs of living.
 

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yeah it was like new york new york,

can i just add that i don't know whats causing the current economic climate.

thank you and good night.

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i suspect its the fact that Laddey now has a job. The Uk markets can't handle such an impossible event and therefore leading to the slump in the UK (and the rest of the worlds) economy!!
 

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As long as they work n pay taxes and contribute to the social system of the economy (unemployment compensations, sanitary contributions n pensions) I think they are key to the euro countries over the last decade, where the decaying and old population might have become a problem.

BUT.... and this is a big BUT, IMHO there are side effects of this not directly implied with economic factors. It might sound like the same old, but migrants bring ways of life and native habits that might clash (and in fact DO clash) with a western country way of life (which despise the usual local differences throu the different countries, its pretty much standard).

Why i think Polish migrants dont suppose a problem but an asset instead (and a big one)?? Because they are like any other euro citizen, they have similar views, similar lifestyles, you cross pathes in the street with many of them everyday w/o even noticing, and they WORK and pay TAXES exactly like any1 else. Sure they get employed in waht we might consider lesser jobs (garbage collection, streets cleaning services, gardening, construction, etc...) but at the end of the day, they have lived exactly like you and me.

Another different matter is the inmigration which contribute to the economy in the form of taxes and contributions, but keep their habits or lifestyles instead trying to adapt to their new country ones. But that would lead us to the unavoidable debate of muslims, which PLS PLS, dont get met wrong, i dont want to take part with in this thread :)

Just my 2 cents....
 

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Anyone who has to qualify that their statement is in no way racist/sexist/religousist automatically fails.
 

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The thing that pisses me off is.
You go to Tesco, get out your car and there standing there with a bucket and a fucking mop is some twat that goes "Clean?"
I think, well, go learn how to fucking speak, come back, have a wash, THEN ask me.
TWAT

(rant over :))
 

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The thing that pisses me off is.
You go to Tesco, get out your car and there standing there with a bucket and a fucking mop is some twat that goes "Clean?"
I think, well, go learn how to fucking speak, come back, have a wash, THEN ask me.
TWAT

(rant over :))

what difference would it make if he had a wash or not?
you understood him perfectly fine so he can speak clearly enough.
he has a job, have you?

tosser.
 

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The thing that pisses me off is.
You go to Tesco, get out your car and there standing there with a bucket and a fucking mop is some twat that goes "Clean?"
I think, well, go learn how to fucking speak, come back, have a wash, THEN ask me.
TWAT

(rant over :))

Why?

Do they clean your car better, when they speak better English?

Funny you think they should learn the language before they ask you, what do you think such an elitist view does to society?

When you come with this comment, it would be ridiculous if people asked you to learn grammar, spelling etc. before we responded to you. - And you're English, so simple stuff like they're and there should be pretty simple. They weren't born in England, so they have a much longer way to go.

Now think before you speak.
 

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"Another different matter is the inmigration which contribute to the economy in the form of taxes and contributions, but keep their habits or lifestyles instead trying to adapt to their new country ones."

So basically you are saying as long as they live/act/behave like you it's ok

Because you either don't believe your opening statement
As long as they work n pay taxes and contribute to the social system of the economy (unemployment compensations, sanitary contributions n pensions) I think they are key to the euro countries over the last decade,
Or you don't believe the latter one

Or are you implying muslims don't pay taxes or contribute to the country?:eek7:
 

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WOAH CHRONIC

who mentioned muslims man? people are on about europeans.
 

Chronictank

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he did :p
and i am bored looking to get someone riled up but noone is biting

Where is dori when you need him?!?
 

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The thing that pisses me off is.
You go to Tesco, get out your car and there standing there with a bucket and a fucking mop is some twat that goes "Clean?"
I think, well, go learn how to fucking speak, come back, have a wash, THEN ask me.
TWAT

(rant over :))

I bet his english is better than yours you xenophobic nob.
 

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Anyone who has to qualify that their statement is in no way racist/sexist/religousist automatically fails.

Piss off.

It was just an observation that I made.

I think Poles are hardworking people who know how to graft, and yes, they do pay thier way. But a lot of cash is leaving the country when we need people to spend it here.

Look at it this way then. Back in't day, when France and Britain were always fighting, the English didnt want to rich toffs to buy furnature from the French/Dutch etc. So they trained a load of carpeters up to make decent quality furnature, so that the pesky french didnt get the money to go to war with us.

Its kind of the same. Im not saying Poland will start a war with anyone, but my point was its probabaly better to keep money in this country before sending buckets of it elsewhere.
 

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Piss off.

It was just an observation that I made.

I think Poles are hardworking people who know how to graft, and yes, they do pay thier way. But a lot of cash is leaving the country when we need people to spend it here.


again: who forces you to spend 80% of your wages on fags and booze?

no one does. no one is forcing a migrant worker to do anything either. he makes a choice to send it somewhere else. you make a choice to frittle it away on none renewable entertainment. you could just as easily save up that 80% like he is effectively doing.
 
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