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Trust me, no bank in the world right now is trying to trade in all their dollars for British pounds. Also, if you factor in the high cost of living, which is a

by drcode 13y ago

Trust me, no bank in the world right now is trying to trade in all their dollars for British pounds. Also, if you factor in the high cost of living, which is a side effect of the UK system, being a poor person in the UK is a pretty shitty situation to be in, certainly not something to smugly celebrate.

DanBC 13y ago
> being a poor person in the UK is a pretty shitty situation to be in, certainly not something to smugly celebrate. Being poor in the UK does suck. A home is not guaranteed. But I think I'd rather be poor in the UK than in many other countries. There is a possibility of housing (for a subset of the people who need housing); there is free health care for all who want it, including free medication for some of the people who need it (and low cost medication for the rest).
- drcode 13y ago
  Funny, why is it then that there isn't a net migration into the UK from the US? Why are all these people voting with their feet and leaving the UK? Don't they know what's better for them?
  - DanBC 13y ago
    Calm down, I was giving my personal view about where I would live. To answer your questions: 1) There isn't free entry to the UK. We don't just let everyone in. 2) Poor people can't afford to fly from the US to the UK. 3) People prefer "the devil they know". > Why are all these people voting with their feet and leaving the UK? Don't they know what's better for them? How many people leave the UK? About 300,000 people left the UK in 2011. How many of those were poor people leaving for an easier life elsewhere? <http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/cross-cutting-topics/migration/index.html> http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/cross-cutting-topics/migrat... <http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/migration1/long-term-international-migration/2011/index.html> http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/migration1/long-term-internati...
  - Mvandenbergh 13y ago
    Because the US is a better place to be the kind of person that qualifies for skilled migrant visas or is worth sponsoring as an employee? Very poor Americans might well be better off in the UK, but we obviously don't want them.

by drcode 13y ago

DanBC 13y ago

> being a poor person in the UK is a pretty shitty situation to be in, certainly not something to smugly celebrate. Being poor in the UK does suck. A home is not guaranteed. But I think I'd rather be poor in the UK than in many other countries. There is a possibility of housing (for a subset of the people who need housing); there is free health care for all who want it, including free medication for some of the people who need it (and low cost medication for the rest).

drcode 13y ago
Funny, why is it then that there isn't a net migration into the UK from the US? Why are all these people voting with their feet and leaving the UK? Don't they know what's better for them?
- DanBC 13y ago
  Calm down, I was giving my personal view about where I would live. To answer your questions: 1) There isn't free entry to the UK. We don't just let everyone in. 2) Poor people can't afford to fly from the US to the UK. 3) People prefer "the devil they know". > Why are all these people voting with their feet and leaving the UK? Don't they know what's better for them? How many people leave the UK? About 300,000 people left the UK in 2011. How many of those were poor people leaving for an easier life elsewhere? <http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/cross-cutting-topics/migration/index.html> http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/cross-cutting-topics/migrat... <http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/migration1/long-term-international-migration/2011/index.html> http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/migration1/long-term-internati...
- Mvandenbergh 13y ago
  Because the US is a better place to be the kind of person that qualifies for skilled migrant visas or is worth sponsoring as an employee? Very poor Americans might well be better off in the UK, but we obviously don't want them.