Europe's Extreme Poverty Problem | Poor Europe | Real Stories Full-Length Documentary

[@workinprogresssince1974]

Well, whenever this was made, I think it's safe to say things have only got a lot worse.....

[@dijevanja5039]

yeah I woould also like to know what year..but recently

[@nobullziggster4070]

It sure has. We are in trouble big time. All of these problems have been created. No one and certainly no groups are working to solve any of it in any form. We get double talk. We are in trouble big time. People need to be self-sufficient as much as possible for their personal situation. It can help take the strain off others who cant. We are all in this together

[@aprilsmith3683]

Produced around 2019 I think... China then proceeded to gift us with the "Covid Crisis"... officially in 2020...in reality it was in the latter half of 2019... So yes... The global community hit rock bottom... 🇿🇦

[@catvisiontv855]

We all need a Universal Dividend if getting this we would get about 25k more a year by taking 30% of GDP and giving it to everyone who is an Adult living in the US for at least 2 years. Get it on a ballot.

[@workinprogresssince1974]

@@catvisiontv855 I don't know what it's like across the rest of the world in that respect, but here in the UK the Government goal is to keep the rich rich and keep everyone else in their place, which is why there are so many working homeless. When your financial autonomy is taken away, you have almost no ammo in a profit driven society.

[@glorialovesChrist]

Disparity here in the USA is growing. Its ending the middle class.. And growing the wealthiest wealth and pushing middle class into poverty.

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

It's the same the whole world over...as in the song. Largely due to the NeoLiberal policies peddled by the likes of Hayek, the Chicago (economic) Mob, Pinochet, Thatcher and Reagan and then maintained by the likes of Clinton and Blair. As Piketty etc. have shown, the Middle Classes only really grew strong during the postwar decades of high taxation and redistribution of wealth - income tax reached 90% under Republican Eisenhower in the 1950s. It is time for ideas such as a Universal Basic Income to be implemented or else there will be serious consequences. Although some say it is pushing us back to the pre-1945 world of the wealthy elite who could afford to travel the world and the insecure working masses - the big difference is that the globalization of industries has reversed the economic looting (including deindustrialization and plantationization of) of the non-European world by the West which kept them poor. As George Orwell wrote in The Road to Wigan Pier (1936), 100 million Indians must be forced to the edge of starvation so that the British can live in comfort. See also: www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2018/12/19/how-britain-stole-45-trillion-from-india www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/12/2/how-british-colonial-policy-killed-100-million-indians

[@daus6035]

It's the same here in Australia especially after covid

[@randymullins3555]

And that's because the middle class has a strong voice against tyrants; Biden and the hijacked Democratic party which is now agents of Soros!

[@sweetla4750]

All while the borders wide open with ILLEGALS flooding through to get their handouts from the American taxpayers

[@davisholman8149]

Thank Biden for allowing open border - DISPICABLE😡

[@caver38]

95 million EU citizens are living in poverty , and yet NGOs and politicians still want to allow unauthorised migrants in , this will lead to unrest across the EU

[@khalidalali186]

Meanwhile, countries like the UK have enough money to have an Afghan economic migrant, who claims to be a refugee seeking asylum, stay over in what seems to be at least, a four star hotel, for free, and this was just a few days ago. We know this, because his highness filmed everything on TikTok. Whilst 3 million Britons used food banks last year alone, and in a country where 14.5 million citizens are poor. 🤷‍♂️ no wonder I see Brits all over Arabia and throughout Asia, living and working here, and that fact that they don’t want leave, and never want to. Makes perfect sense now. Their children are even born here, and some have been here for more than four decades, and many are buried here.

[@siddharthsinha2342]

True! I can see what the future will be. Look at Sweden for example. It has 4th highest rape ratio to population in the world. Even Stockholm has NO GO areas which have been run over by migrants, and that's despite they being on govt handouts. If they are not stopped, the migrants will push EU into an unlivable place.

[@ripon3502]

@@caver38 because you with USA create artificial war and made those people refugee. you will just enjoy the cream but not responsibility - no way.

[@Jeanetteslagt]

I left Europe in 2015, I could not manage financially anymore, I lost my job, nobody wants to employ and "old woman" and the bank was about the forclose my house, so I was about to become homeless. I reinvented myself, I'd rather be homeless in a warm country than in the cold winters of The Netherlands, I started an online business, left for S.E. Asia, where the cost of living is so low, you can easily give yourself a chance to get back on your feet. Now I am in Mexico, doing okay, but I never forget how everybody even friends and family but most of all the banks and government looked the other way when I asked for help.........the EU is a failure, but nobody dares to say it out loud, they hand out bandaids of billions of Euros and solve nothing and ont he other hand thousands of immigrants are welcomed each day.........because they believe poverty does not exist in Europe.

[@khalidalali186]

Touché. Well done, and I wish you the best of luck. I’ve visited the Netherlands on 12 different occasions between January 2018 and January 2020 as a tourist. I’ve made friends with the Dutch from all age groups. Some are fellow millennials, and others were boomers or even members of the silent generation. I was surprised, that Marianne, who is 82 today (She was born in January of 1941), makes €600/month in pension. Moreover, every time I warned everyone about the dire consequences of letting in economic migrants masquerading as refugees seeking asylum into the country, people wouldn’t dare speak up, as it’s politically incorrect. I’m glad you’re doing well, and hope that you continue to do great for many years to come. Stay safe 👍🏻

[@tedthesailor172]

Actually, us Brexiteers having been saying out loud for many years that the EU is a failure...!

[@user-wm2tw]

Eastern Europeans, Turkish and middle eastern immigrants love it. Free money, a passport that allows them to travel and open borders to get jobs in Western Europe and send money back to family in east Europe. But for people in the Western Europe EU has been nothing but a huge financial drain. It should have been nothing more than a customs union and nothing else.

[@rochester212]

So the EU is a failure because your friends and family don't like you? Wow, talk about blaming others for your personal issues.

[@shopsshire9282]

You're talking about all those migrants that come and get the free stuff you know that comes here too in the United States to the tune of 500 million US dollars a year it's going to while we've got all these veterans and all these people living on the streets yeah US citizens

[@Sheil-hard]

Some economists have projected that both the U.S. and parts of Europe could slip into a recession for a portion of 2023. A global recession, defined as a contraction in annual global per capita income, is more rare because China and emerging markets often grow faster than more developed economies. Essentially the world economy is considered to be in recession if economic growth falls behind population growth.

[@bob.weaver72]

My main concern now is how can we generate more revenue during quantitative times? I can't afford to see my savings crumble to dust.

[@lipglosskitten2610]

It's a delicate season now, so you can do little or nothing on your own. Hence I’ll suggest you get yourself a financial expert that can provide you with valuable financial information and assistance

[@hermanramos7092]

Very true! I've been able to scale from $50K to $189k in this red season because my Financial Advisor figured out Defensive strategies which help portfolios be less vulnerable to market downturns

[@bob.weaver72]

@@hermanramos7092 How can I reach this adviser of yours? because I'm seeking for a more effective investment approach on my savings?

[@bob.weaver72]

@@hermanramos7092 Thanks for sharing, I just liquidated some of my funds to invest in the stock market, I will need every help I can get.

[@shortcuttv1320]

Yes, I've been on the back streets of Greece. The police try to block anyone taking photos of the poverty. Streets were just awful.

[@tim3440]

Explain

[@tim3440]

@End Times Are upon us Why not?

[@tim3440]

@End Times Are upon us You do realise that those Greeks have lived from our money pretty god damn long? Beside that fact they also joined the EU under false economic conditions...

[@tim3440]

@End Times Are upon us partypooper

[@RedEyeification]

Greece hipochrisy.They hide the garbage under the carpet.Many countries in Europe are like that.

[@Renovatio2]

At the opening of the documentary you show an Irish lady. As an Irishman let me say this as I guarantee this documentary WILL NOT expose this. Here in Ireland we have 190,000 employed in our NGO sector (of 2.1m total employed nationwide), almost 100% of that sector being Left wing, majority female, and almost all of the same Progressive Left ideology. We have 10 times the number of NGO's per capita as Germany. 1 in every 12 euro in national revenue (€6bn pa) goes to this sector plus an additional income of €10bn pa from the private/corporate sector. So that is €16bn pa from a population of 5m people. And the situation with homelessness and therefore poverty has gotten worse. You know why. Those very same NGO's and their incestuous relationship with the government and EU. Because none of them are trying to solve the problem because if they did the billions of funding, the lavish lifestyles of their CEO's, the careers built on using the poors suffering for the benefit of the employees of these organisations would dry up. It has become an echo chamber pushing assistance only for certain identities (26 refuges for women, 0 for men. 80% of homeless are men. The 20% who are women being the priority). Meanwhile they all push open borders immigration into a nation with a huge housing crisis which not only significantly exacerbates the problem but also forces the native poor to compete even more with the new immigrant poor from non-EU nations. The rich get richer, the NGO's get rich being paid by the rich corporate donors while managing the suffering whole crying poverty themselves and getting ever more money the worse it gets. I see in this documentary no mention of mass immigration in Italy causing so many issues yet it is known to all across Europe this is a factor. In Ireland the only NGO who was tasked with questioning where all of the money was going, Benefact, was shut down in 2020 to prevent anyone finding out were the money was going and into whose pockets. And you know who has no problem with this, the EU, who support the echo chamber NGO's. Perhaps do a documentary into this and you will find out why poverty cannot be solved in Europe.

[@jameskingston3058]

Very well said.These are the same N.g.o.'s which are in favour of unlimited migration of UNDOCUMENTED asylum seekers into Ireland.(all paid for by the taxpayer) They even have a slogan "Irelland for all.

[@jacquit.693]

Very insightful. Thank you for sharing!

[@teresahiggs4896]

The Leftists here in America are making our situation wirh homelessness worse with their liberal, progressive policies and programs. . It’s already bad enough caused by landlords who are raising rent and pricing out the working class….and I’m it sure that the rents are being raised to cover expenses, it seems it’s just greed by individuals and corporations as well.

[@jdosvd]

​@@jacquit.693 Yes, thanks !

[@gretta710]

The EU is corrupt!

[@SigmaJAD]

Here's a question. Why is taxation so high in Italy? What is the government doing with the taxes?

[@isabelreyes6387]

The only people I see working in this video are government employees- there’s your answer.

[@manjitgumman1872]

Paying back interest on loans, 😊

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

Politicians embezzling

[@SigmaJAD]

@@zuzanazuscinova5209 people should be protesting. If we're talking corruption - it has to be dealt with

[@tim3440]

Why are taxes so high? To pay interest on Your huge public debt…

[@graham108]

I'm from Scotland and visited Naples for the first time, i couldn't believe the amount of homeless people, trash, graffiti and general poverty I witnessed. I felt like i was in a third world country! So many Africans asking and pressuring me for money...such a culture shock. It made me appreciate my home country a lot.

[@jajabinx1767]

Maybe don't Romantisize Italy. If you know anything about history, Italy is still the Roman empire but with much less wealth. Lots of European cities are shitholes now and it's no one else's fault but their own. They just use immigrants as a smoke screen for Institutional corruption.

[@pussygalore731]

I travelled around Scotland and had the same experience, minus the Africans, although I'm sure you have them now lol Never seen poverty and filth like it no wonder they take drugs, oh and I'm from Belfast where I came from the poorest paet of Northern Europe apparently 😉

[@bevs9995]

your home country is going the same route. wait 5-10 years. Naples is simply closer to the border

[@bevs9995]

coming to your country soon, very soon

[@ilresole603]

Also in Scotland there are a lot of homeless people and different rubbish on the streets.

[@sheilagadde5975]

Why do Rich government leaders allow food and shelter prices to be out of people's reach. It happens in America, also.

[@PalmBeachFlorida24]

In a free market, the government does not set the price.

[@Kinkle_Z]

@@PalmBeachFlorida24 But we don't have a "Free Market." If we did, I could buy a Huawei phone that works with Verizon instead of an Iphone! It's a rigged market. Rich corporations can sell products UNDER the actual costs until the competition go out of business, then slowly begin raising prices once they monopolize the market. That's a rigged market. We need Fair Markets, not so-called "Free" Markets.

[@PalmBeachFlorida24]

@endtimesareuponus8930 free market is market based on free will of the people, not the government.

[@saturationstation1446]

capitalism is basically a death cult religion. they get off on how much harm they can cause to others without getting murdered in revenge

[@saturationstation1446]

@@PalmBeachFlorida24 what free market? every single major eurocentric business is propped up by money laundering and government subsidies lmfao. you all need to check your hypocrisy

[@anasttau9908]

So very sad, and it is getting worse because food prices are so high. Here in Portugal the minimun wage is 760.00 euros, but you pay very high prices if you rent a house.

[@workinprogresssince1974]

Does your minimum wage in Portugal have the same problems as here in the UK? We have a minimum wage but it does not enable minimum wage workers to pay their basic bills even on full time hours. Plus we have a huge number of gig workers and freelancers such as delivery drivers and there are many loop holes with that system which mean they absolutely are not getting that minimum wage.

[@anasttau9908]

@@workinprogresssince1974 Yes, here is the same, the problem here is that most portuguese people have the minimum wage, and if we pay house ren and the bills, there is nothing left to buy food. Now with this inflation everyhing got worse.Then we see our goverment giving 250M euros to Ukraine, what should we feel? then we hear the inflamatory speeches of Ursula von der Leyen of how great it is for us to help Ukrania democracy ????? most of us only heard of Ukrain for their horrible thieve gangs here, we don´t feel Ukrain as a european country at all.

[@St-lan]

UK £700 month basic state pension .despicable /poor country .

[@stanleystuart2008]

Shocking

[@stanleystuart2008]

It's usually alot of American companies that try to explore UK workers American companies account for nearly 26 % of the UK gdp and pay little or no cooperation tax

[@gerryhouska2859]

I am watching in 2023 Australia and poverty got much worse.

[@kirkc4696]

.....I'm watching in Australia too, Gerry, and seeing poverty becoming normal for many.

[@chriswatson1698]

@@kirkc4696 We also have massively high immigration.

[@bloodndestroy]

How bad is it in AUS? Aren’t wages supposed to be super high there? And most of the immigrants are highly skilled rather than just refugees and migrants aren’t they?

[@chriswatson1698]

@@bloodndestroy What is classed as "highly skilled" in reality, is not. There has been a lot of underpayment of wages because Indians will work for next to nothing to get permanent residency. The local newspaper reported 4 migrants who worked for a migrant running a cheesecake shop, making and decorating cheesecakes, for heaven's sake! They were underpaid. We get people coming on tourist visas who claim asylum after arrival. Some get to stay.

[@bloodndestroy]

@@chriswatson1698 How do they survive if they get paid so little?? And what’s their motivation for trying to get the permanent residence so badly? Does it come with some kind of benefits?

[@Kinkle_Z]

People in the US are leaving the country too. They can't afford housing or transportation, and food costs so much now. Wages lag behind price increases decade after decade and people are burdened with student loan debt, medical debt, and credit card debt. Many live in their cars and have regular jobs. If you can't afford to live in a country, you leave. It's really that simple.

[@beatricefrask5230]

I actually have quite a few colleagues who left the US for Pirtugal and its good medical health care.

[@MaryJaneJones.]

I left the USA for Europe. My life is soooooooo much better and easy.

[@am-vy1fb]

@@MaryJaneJones. Americans can find job easy in EU because of english

[@beatricefrask5230]

@Keiondra Jones Did you move to France?

[@pcpc1617]

Tell me how easy it is to leave a county and become a resident or citizen of another country?

[@Sonzoul1]

When you pay 2 euros per hour to an immigrant than it is hard to employ an Italian who needs at least a minimum payment.

[@epsilonxvi5675]

@@consequences5638 there are so many Eastern European in Asia already like slavic people specially ukranian and russian.

[@gayeinggs5179]

This refugee crap is the big businesses that want. Slave labour and their own people won’t work for peanuts that’s why they take their factories to China ! When China starts a war it’s because you have given them to much money

[@minixtvbox]

True like Tory Britain doing, Afrikaans

[@rapier1954]

@@woodforthetrees3496 meanwhile some are paying less than minimum wage under the table and marching in the street is not going to change it and the gov. can't stop it either.

[@flossyraven]

​@@minixtvboxisn't "Afrikaans" a made up language created by the Dutch Beors living in South Africa?

[@edmundwessels2072]

Well what fascinate me is the amount of Africans which work on tomato farms in Italy but the educated Italians are unemployed.

[@lulusmith4877]

And that's absolutely bloody slavery and the shacks they have to live in !!!!! Anybody can see the bosses are using these ppl that are in dire strait's. 😢😮

[@JohnnyHMG]

The problem in Portugal, is corruption unfortunately. Bad investments, that steadily waste away important funds, that keep the country from growing in the long run. Alongside a poor justice system that supports this. Having the lowest salaries in Europe, but being on top regarding the most expensive fuels, Internet, and housing, it's inconceivable. Ireland seems to lead the way as an example of sucess and justice for it's citizens.

[@enigman1931]

same problem in Italy, especially in south regions

[@kenyat6419]

So my family and I are visiting Portugusl and I can’t believe the average monthly salary is 750! That’s crazy! In the states you can spend that in utilities

[@JohnnyHMG]

@@kenyat6419 Average is € 1400, minimum wage is € 760, before taxes. Average European wage is € 2400 Housing in the capital city, is the 3rd most expensive in Europe after Milan and Paris, in countries where wages are more than double of those in Portugal... But hey, you are more than welcome and enjoy your stay 🥂

[@kenyat6419]

@@JohnnyHMG well it’s really lovely here! I met a few people that live here from the US, but of course they make their money from the US. I pray that things get better economically. The locals are awesome

[@Anton43218]

You forgot romania exists with an average 600€ wage and a plethora of taxes including the income tax which takes 50% of your wage away.

[@adenmall7596]

I wonder if people that experienced the 2008 crash had it easier because this market conditions are driving me to insanity, my portfolio has lost over $27000 this month. alone my profits are tanking and I'm don't see my retirement turning out well when I can't even grow my stagnant reserve.

[@selenajack2036]

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[@thomashunt6123]

In other words, you cannot relate to the people in this video because you (A) have many more available reaources, and (B) are clearly too focused on yourself. Do you really think these people have investment portfolios? They will end their lives in poveety as well, dependent on the state.

[@jimmyk1998]

SCAMMEEERSSS PPL DONT FALL FOR THIS CRAP> THEY ARE SCAMMERS

[@esthermarcen7587]

I was an emigrant in Ireland when the crash did come (the fall of the Keltic tiger was named), I had a Job that was cut down in hours, and my mortgage went up, Maintaining a car was difficult but I managed by "tighten my belt" as they said, the poverty in Ireland is for many different reasons but one is that during the high of the Keltic tiger, they forgot that were poor before and went into expenditure in madness, and they were not able to overcome the crisis after maybe 10 or 12 years of craziness, people went mad getting huge houses, cars, buying cloths like there was no tomorrow, no one did have a lunch from home, everyone was eating out every day, priorities were forgotten, the poverty that is saw was not for do not have money or help, it was only because priorities were different.

[@khalidalali186]

Celtic***

[@laetitialogan2002]

As an Irish person reading your comment...all is completely true, we went mad. It was like a complete madness took over some...hedonism...

[@JogBird]

why does this feel like a documentray from the 1980s

[@Watermelon43564]

Same 😂

[@realMoMoPuFF]

Maybe to make it a little bit 'distant'.

[@arnelabih1845]

Heheh

[@jokesonyou1373]

Because it's a documentary from the 1990's

[@amma814]

@@jokesonyou1373 Was there EU in the 1990?

[@ryantrott9529]

Why is the whole world going through this now? Every country is struggling financially now. Crazy.

[@silvermediastudio]

"Globalism" Progressive politics Socialist economic theories Abandonment of traditional and conservative values Blind pursuit of "diversity" and "equity"

[@tedthesailor172]

@@silvermediastudio And a spritzer of covid mania...

[@tindrums]

not true. the western world had a fantastic run. With globalization there will be equalization of productivity. Unless there is high innovation (like Facebook Amazon Netflix Google) in the west, there will be drop in living standards as the rest of the world improves theirs.

[@gregoryabbot420]

Predatory capitalism.

[@esonon5210]

I thought Europe was this wonderful paradise where the streets are paved with gold and everybody gets free stuff from the government.

[@Itsaboutthewaterlife]

Good take.

[@PeterWoodstorrechianca]

What is brutal in Italy is the short contracts people get, a few months and they someone new, its surprising how hard they work , Italians are hard workers

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[@davisholman8149]

I want to cry. My father was in the U.S. Air Force. We were stationed in Aviano, Italy for 3.5 years. I fell in love with. The Italian people.♥

[@cindyweatherly4501]

I'm an American. What do you mean by contracts?

[@khalidalali186]

Short-term contracts. As in, they’ll work full time for six months by way of example, and then they’re out. People rarely land a full-time permanent contract, or even a three year-contract. Some get a one-year contract when hired, and those are considered the lucky ones, mind you.

[@littlebear3879]

Brexit, many U.K. voters no longer wanted to fund EU tax inefficiencies and this form of lack of accountability their taxes they felt were being squandered as described in the video.

[@albertinsinger7443]

Big government means high taxes. Lots of laws means few opportunities.

[@sgist7824]

And look how Brexit is working out for us in the UK. We will be on documentaries like this, and are already the 'poor man' of Europe.

[@LA90598]

​​​@@sgist7824 UK is no where near as bad as Italy, Portugal etc and never will be. Poverty and crime is bad in Italy and France especially around Marseille and Naples, they look like war zones. Wasn't so long ago that Paris was on fire yet again ! Scicilly is a crime ridden dirty place and youth unemployment is disgraceful in many areas of Southen Europe. Prices are sky high in Europe and renting is impossible for many. Germany and Netherlands are in a deep recession. I admit UK infrastructure has always been a bit behind Europe but German infrastructure is notoriously starting to crumble, their trains are not punctual now. Vegtables in my supermarket are very well stocked and are of the highest quality and low prices. The EU is having their usual budget arguments again as money is tight... its not so great in EU. The poor man of Europe today is actually considered as Germany as they are in a deep recession.

[@sgist7824]

@@LA90598 I've watched documentaries on how France and Germany are doing, and I'm Portuguese so I keep up on how things are there. But the UK isn't far behind now, it's scary. What will happen is more and more poverty in big cities, similar to what's going on in San Francisco etc. More tents and encampments, more people living in house shares instead of buying and less families being started. The lack of growth here now is scary and we've no trade partners im sight as a glimmer of hope.

[@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602]

25 million poor children. 1 in 6 teenagers are poor. The poverty of European retirees is a reality in several countries. European politicians talk about wealth, they talk about tourism, they speak well of the USA, they speak badly against Russia... but none of them runs the risk of saying something that displeases the bankers. In the Brazilian press, nobody talks about poverty in Europe. This is terrible, because obviously the EU shouldn't be but is treated as an example for Brazilians. The real question is: When will EU member countries stop spending oceans of money on NATO and look after their impoverished populations?

[@rickschucker9697]

Better yet , why don’t you start paying your fair share to NATO instead of freeloading of of America???😮

[@anasttau9908]

Absolutly right!

[@Kinkle_Z]

@@rickschucker9697 I have an even better idea! Let's get rid of NATO! It should have been abolished in '91 when the USSR collapsed. It was created after WW2 to ostensibly "protect" Northern Europe from the Soviets. After 1991, there were no "Soviets"... Now it's turned into a US military unit that runs around assassinating people and destroying their countries, like Libya. Time to END IT!!

[@prometheusjackson8787]

@@rickschucker9697 America can get f'd

[@zbawieniejestwieczne9013]

@endtimesareuponus8930 is not NATO that needs to go is EU. Every EU country which gave up its currency in place of euro (except Germany and its alies) sooner or later ends up being POOR. That was Germany's plan from the begining. Who prints money it's in power.

[@dave4882]

Here in the USA we only hear that the social programs in the EU keep everyone well fed, and well educated.

[@friskytwox]

right?? they never show this side of those countries they romanticize on social media. they bash the US but praise these places. not mentioning the downside won't hurt😊

[@anasttau9908]

@Jayjoe1006 yes school is free, and very good Estate hospitals are free, but house rents are very expensive and now food is terribly expensive.They don´t show you poverty in Europe, and they don´t talk about it.

[@teresahiggs4896]

And there’s a reason for that… the Left that’s pushing Socialism want Americans to think that the Socialist programs of the EU , paid for by high taxes , are working perfectly….so,they can try and push Socialism on Americans…….and other things, like eliminating the Secomd Amendment , no homeschooling so the State is in control of education of children- the next generation,and importing millions of immigrants who are not from the same culture as the native Europeans, making more of a police state with observation cameras, and just a more controlling and Intrusive of goverment , pushing the idea that the goverment is like a parent to people or that the goverment has all the answers and people should be dependant on the goverment.

[@diogodores1423]

@Joe yes, Europe the country…

[@diogodores1423]

It depends on the country, European countries vary a lot in social economic matters. What you probably hear most about is the nordic/northern europe way, these countries are mostly rich and end up having a lot of money to give out to it’s citizens. The same isn’t true for the Mediterranean countries for example or even the balkans which are a lot poorer.

[@akpl4210]

This documentary is the best documentary I have watched so far, socioeconomics and public services are very powerful tools, culture is obviously a challenge, I have always wondered how to tackle cultural difficulties to have a productive society which will make an economy thrive and benefits itself generations to come, and also benefit other countries "You can take a donkey to the river, but you cannot force it to drink" the art of making the donkey drink is the key!!!

[@davisholman8149]

Why is there such a disconnect between behavior & predicament? Sara ‘suddenly found herself pregnant’? Are you kidding me? Stupid decisions= stupid results.

[@ILikeMyYT123]

@@davisholman8149 Totally agree. People shouldn't have children whom they cannot raise properly on their own economically or socially.

[@susansampson3488]

Sicily has many problems. Unemployment is very high. The refugee population expands every day. The elderly population is large. Tourism is the biggest, most profitable industry. Covid stopped the tourism industry for at least a year. Things are much worse now. Fortunately, vegetables grow easily, so food is possible for most families.

[@rsimch]

When rich nations are moving forward in a political clout without resolving poverty, they are in a idiocracy, nothing else 😮😢😮

[@FellTheSky]

Oh trust me, they are resolving poverty. I don't know a single politician that is poor. More than that, often their relatives work in parts of the government as well. Resolving poverty nation wide was never in the agenda.

[@prashantdevadiga6696]

Corruption is the root cause of all problems.

[@gregoryabbot420]

Money. The love of it. If I were a religious person I'd say capitalism is an instrument of evil created by Satan himself.

[@PalmBeachFlorida24]

2 hour + paid lunch breaks in Italy doesnt help the bottom line.

[@Kinkle_Z]

If "quality of life" means anything, then 2 hr lunch breaks DO help the bottom line.

[@PalmBeachFlorida24]

@@Kinkle_Z Quality of Life vs Bankrupt Italian Pension System. Well now. Italy’s pension system had three main problems: high and rising expenditure, inadequate labour market incentives and chaotic distributional effects. I'll take less time off for lunch to secure my future please.

[@HolyEnchanta]

This is a documentary from more than 10 years ago. Italy has long since exited that stage of economic stagnation but the EU countries are still facing economic headwinds, albeit of a different nature. The US-China relations are causing massive headaches for factories and the Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing headaches for EVERYONE

[@morakanemorakane9830]

I never thought such circumstances existed in Europe.

[@anasttau9908]

oh yes they exist. I lost my job 5 months ago, I have the right to receive unemployment allowence, until now I have received nothing. If my kids didn´t help me i would be living in the street, I´m 66.

[@laetitialogan2002]

​@@anasttau9908 I'm so sorry to hear that..

[@anasttau9908]

Thak you, but I am a fighter, I´ll fight until this situation is solved. :))))))

[@anasttau9908]

@endtimesareuponus8930 I can complain without your licence, and if I have kids perhaps it is because I made them get it? At 27 I already had 3 kids.

[@Leopold_van_Aubel]

Most of poor people in Europe are immigrants.

[@tedoneilclark4710]

Not just Europe but the whole world will never be the same because of the rapid advancements of modern day technology ect.

[@Pantora10]

Why nobody talks about Greece in this program? In Greece, young people are earning 600-650 euro a month! While prices are the same as in Western Europe! Europes policy benefits the rich and the big companies and enslaves the average European!

[@frankhynd885]

The homeless Irish unemployed single young mother with four children is a terrible story. She cannot get a job or get vocational training because she has to look after her children. Her children are likely to be very poor and uneducated. What a tragedy!

[@MENSA.lady2]

Young mum with 4 kids is a self inflected injury. If she needs financial help then the children's father should pay it. I trust she knows who he is.

[@byronkerby6897]

@@MENSA.lady2 What if her husband abandoned his family? Is that still her fault? What if he actually passed away? If she were a refugee from another country, she would probably be taken care of by her government. That is what is happening in the USA as well.

[@MENSA.lady2]

If she needs support she should seek it from her children's father, not from the taxpayer.

[@flossyraven]

Yup but many who look like her will blame immigrants/people of color for her situation or anyone else who looks like her going through financial issues.

[@flossyraven]

​@@byronkerby6897well if our government "U.S." would stop sending billions to Ukraine and stop their endless wars that they keep losing worldwide just maybe we wouldn't be struggling here. Those immigrants that are here in the U.S. are either homeless, working in slave conditions on farms or meat factories including their children. Also they are being s** trafficked especially The women and children. The government isn't even keeping track of them after they leave whatever motels they were staying in. You might want to look into the immigrant situation a little better here.

[@Moja421]

I don´t know if poverty is the right word. That italian family where only the mom was working didn´t look poor. They looked to have a really nice home with very high standard. I don´t feel sorry for the daughter who thinks it´s a good idea to become a mother when she can´t even support herself or the husband and son who sits at home playing expensive guitars. if they had lived in a one room apartment whitout running water, if they had to fight to put food on the table every day or if they had to wear winter clothing indoors because they couldn´t afford heating...then the word "poverty" would be fair to use

[@LS-im5ki]

I agree they really dont KNOW POVERTY ....

[@Robis9267]

exactly

[@charliepearce8767]

Yes, poverty is relevant.

[@cindyweatherly4501]

You Did Not Listen.

[@charliepearce8767]

@@cindyweatherly4501 What ?

[@jeske100]

Just when economic conditions started to improve again and we had a chance to take more people out of poverty, 2020 rolled around and the middle class was eroded even more. Whew, good for all those poverty researchers and bureaucrats: at least they will keep their jobs.

[@penelopelisenbee8298]

We have to realize it is back to accommodation and food, no extras, not a house full of electronics, no matter how much you want it 😢

[@LilouDesigns]

Did you hear that folks? "To meet the conditions of the IMF, Portugal had to meet all the conditions: Reduce public spending, raise taxes (except for the wealthy of course!), privatize state enterprises, lower labor costs." That is the business model of our corporate oligarchy, and that is why every country is getting poorer. This is by design, so the richest can get even richer, while the rest of us just die working more, for less. This is a very deliberate transfer of wealth that started decades ago.

[@laifongleng4414]

This is a deliberately induced social crisis tha grew out from a sophisticated organisation that was to shape the destiny of the entire Europe. Through Tavistock Institute for Human Relations and other much larger, integrated network of centers of social engineering and applied social psychology, they regard people and principles of nation states as their axiomatic philosophical enemy.

[@cocoblac]

Reinvestment into your Tourist industry is a must do you not have wine villas, old historic buildings start to re market your country as a holiday destination I had the pleasure of visiting Italy in early 1980's and it was truly a magical place.

[@1life_Only]

We need a very little to live a fulfilling life. Nature gives it all if we are keen to put in the hard work. A life without material is beautiful and powerful!

[@miln9092]

This documentary is at least 10 years old, from the peak of the crisis. Things are still critical in some areas but overall they have improved

[@ExitGamesLabs]

It even worse now. eu is a shithole

[@edmundwessels2072]

My Dad use to say;"educate yourself so that you can get a good job. What is a good job? To sit in a office with an aircon and a computer.

[@rockpadstudios]

I have that kind of job, I wish I was able to do something more physical

[@carojames6776]

Whatever pays your bills and keeps a roof over your head.

[@rockpadstudios]

@@carojames6776 I have to say the C programming language has been good to me. I have a house and privacy. I was lucky, I bought the house right before Covid and I'm glad I didn't have to stay in that crappy apartment.

[@kellykreqeli8924]

Yet we still have to allow people to migrant to European countries from other continents and we are all struggling our selves

[@mambalasanyang319]

Because europeans also migrate to other continents as well.

[@am-vy1fb]

@@mambalasanyang319 Europeans emigrate to work not to live on social welfare like 3rd world in EU does...

[@am-vy1fb]

@@Libertas4Ever it is not EU obligation to find a job to emigrants. Its responsibility every individual migrating to wherever. What an etitlement some ppl have!

[@erenyeagerist7681]

​​​@@am-vy1fbthat's it. You think the immigrants/migrants are not looking for jobs? It's EU that opened the jobs for them, and they grabbed the opportunities. Honestly, the Third World workers that you disrespected are way more of hardworkers than y'all westerners ever be. Asians, from Third World, who immigrated/migrated are way more hardworking than the westerners. For instance, EU recruites nurses from Asia because Asians are good at their job as nurses. It's not the Third World fault that y'all westerners are a load of lazy, narcissist, entitled, rude freaks. Blame EU for not wanting lazy, picky, narcissist, entitled, rude westerners to be their employees duh!

[@carbon23]

Yes you do

[@davidnelson3026]

the same problem in Spain and other countries too. The problem is much more serious than this report . . .

[@fredrikbodin987]

Sweden is a disaster now......

[@markferguson7563]

What wasn't said in this discourse is that, at least a quarter of Europe's very poor, are either immigrants from the Third World, or they are the children of these immigrants. France and Britain are the two countries worst afflicted with these interlopers from the Third World. Tragically, the first waves of these immigrants/refugees who arrived in the mid-1970s had limited educations and skills. Hence, the only jobs that they could fill were at the lowest rungs of the socio-economic ladders: paying platry wages, which barely covered their very basic needs. And the educational needs for their offspring most certainly didn't take precedence. Alas, here we are now some 4 to 5 decades on, from when European nations were so stupid enough to allow the dregs of the planet to take refuge in their dominions and are now burdened for an eternity with millions of people who will never rise up from poverty.

[@tatsnneeps341]

Stop having kids if you cant afford them, I'm glad i dont have to worry about rising costs and prices, i make money even while i sleep. My staff work 12 hr continental shifts and are all well paid

[@tedoneilclark4710]

Their economy will never improve in these countries until the government's are completely regulated and staffed with honest minded people. No amount of help from the EU will ever be enough until something is done immediately.

[@scampishfoxx3138]

I’m looking at the date and/or year that this documentary was made and released, because I had my heart set on moving to Portugal 🇵🇹 in a few days and now I’m terrified that I won’t be able to escape from America’s poverty. I like most of the people in this documentary have gone from well off to being poor and possibly homeless while I watch the floodgates swung wide open for Ukrainians and southern migrants from south of the border… I am terrified and sometimes suicidal because it’s seems like there’s no hope and tent-life should never be allowed to happen in this country and what’s even worse, is racism, because, many blacks have to carefully consider what state is safe for them to move to and what is the median income of the black population in those states… is it safe or smart to jump out of the frying pan and into the fire? These are options that must be considered in the USA in 2023… sad!

[@dejanmihajlovic7376]

This is called the American Kapitalism System. Rich get richetr and poor gets poorer. Bravo Eruope

[@samanthawoodman2121]

Having a baby when you can’t even support yourself cause mummy is there to help sounds like my mum exactly

[@pussygalore731]

Yra, that family have a low IQ 😅 I don't know of an unemployed social worker 😅 we ate crying out for the.

[@aw7178]

WELFARE M U S T be REPLACED by jobs !!!!!! As long WE live on this PLANET 🌎 WE HAVE to W O R K !!!!! MUSLIM MEN GET SKILLS in YOUR OWN COUNTRIES and DO MENS’ WORK BUILD your OWN COUNTRIES !!!!! SO FAR YOU FU….. and slave yOUR OWN girls women and NOT only !!!!! And YOU coming to western Countries DOING the SAME living on WELFARE a n d show your negative SIDE of YOUR LIVING !!!! Come BACK to your OWN COUNTRIES !!!!!!!! And LIVE YOUR WAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO BURKA HERE !!!!!

[@davidking9222]

The solutions are so easy. Each country needs to be as self-sufficient as possible. If people want healthcare, education and housing, stop having their stuff made in countries that don't have these. Yes good are cheaper, but ultimately jobs are loss, and the jobs that stay need to be low wage to compete.

[@banerjeesiddharth05]

Nice documentary 👌 👍

[@MrsMonkhouse]

2023 and it’s getting worse.

[@thomasjoseph4718]

It is a mistake to believe wholeheartedly the stories put out by the media. Remember that they are trying to make a living like the rest of us. It is therefore in their interest to create dramatic, interesting stories, because that is what sells. While this documentary covers different countries: Italy, Portugal and Ireland, it only looks at a few cases. For example one family in Italy and Portugal is examined in detail. Also it only gives the view of a handful of experts. The documentaries are entertainment in the same way as television dramas. A drama that was just about lovely, happy people having a wonderful time would soon put its creators out of business. Don't let these documentaries get you downhearted. They are not the objective truth. There is good going on in the world as well as bad.

[@twrkhanasparukh]

500 Euro a month for internship for 6 months is nothing, but modern form of slavery.

[@thomasvogel8799]

Come to Switzerland 🇨🇭 if you can of course. 🇨🇭 needs more People. We need almost any Profession. English is a common language here. Many People from all over the World life here together. Come if you can. We need Workforce. Skilled People. Ingeneurs, Nurses, Truck drivers, Builders, etc. We need Working People.

[@sylviam6535]

How about IT people? That’s my skill.

[@roflin101]

We was in Italy 10 or 15 years ago, never went back it was too dear even just to sit in a Cafe or order a pizza, even coffee and tea was dear, and ice cream prices were awfull, otherwise I could have gone back and spent lots of money there and traveled to see more of Italy, we spent all our time in Rome.

[@boyar1978]

This is why the world needs to adopt UBI. This would reduce the poverty rate drastically.

[@incremental_failure]

Most European countries are a bureaucratic nightmare. Combine that with high taxes and no sane person would open any business in the EU. This is why most new businesses are just schemes to obtain government and/or EU funds. If you want to open an actual business, you're likely moving countries.

[@lharvey7231]

If you want to know who is the blame, it’s the governments

[@AMPProf]

Yep and THEY say No.. It was the Business man.. Lets just hope we don't see ww3

[@nikopoulos5241]

((governments)))

[@flavianofloris4459]

I prefer be poor in Europe than be poor in North America or south America

[@esonon5210]

I prefer to not be poor at all

[@CUMBICA1970]

The big duh. If you want more people to have more money (or any money at all) you have to increase distribution. Since money is tied to things and services there's no use printing more money, unless, of course, you distribute directly to the masses to decrease the amount of wealthy owned by the riches (which will never be allowed.) Meritocracy, capitalism et al and we pretty much accept that poverty is a minor side-effect for the greater good. As I heard someone saying, "nobody wants the system to change, just their situation in it to change."

[@hpdj6620]

And in the meantime Italian MPs are Europeans best paid MPs

[@butchfajardo8832]

The poor gets poorer and the rich gets richer!

[@Robis9267]

The problem with these youngs is that they expect someone else - parents, government to take care of them and provide. Take initiative, be proactive, instead of whining! There are plenty of jobs; they just don't want to do them, which is on them, not on anyone else.

[@threethrushes]

What are the causes of poverty? What role does the individual have on the outcome of their life? Why are there differences in life trajectories for different people? What are the goals of policy? If poverty is defined as relative, won't it always exist?

[@vivalaleta]

What causes this poverty? Capitalism.

[@julialane6645]

Socialism.

[@snowflakemelter7171]

@@vivalaleta Why do most people from socialist countries want to move to capitalist countries but rarely the other way around?

[@vivalaleta]

@@snowflakemelter7171 So you imagine Scandinavians are coming here in droves?

[@vivalaleta]

@@julialane6645 Nonsense. Capitalism is ruthless greed and never has there been such a gulf between the super wealthy and all the rest of us.

[@xtc2v]

"suddenly she found herself pregnant with 3 children". Ireland.......the land of miracles!

[@tll224]

😂😂

[@RandomPlaceHolderName]

'Suddenly she found herself, pregnant and with 3 children, on the street." English isn't difficult.

[@xtc2v]

@@RandomPlaceHolderName It is not the grammar here that requires a critical eye as well you know

[@hvacdesignsolutions]

.......and by two different fathers, by the looks of it.

[@mariekatherine5238]

#1, don’t become a parent when you can’t even support yourself. #2, even worse if you become a single parent! (Not by choice cases excepted! Rape, incest, death of your partner.)

[@PalmBeachFlorida24]

💯✔️👏💯✔️👏💯✔️👏

[@teresahiggs4896]

How about the birth control fails? That happens you know.

[@Kinkle_Z]

@@teresahiggs4896 Abortion pill... safe and effective.

[@param888]

incest? are you crazy?

[@davisholman8149]

@@teresahiggs4896 95% did NOT use proper birth control - NO EXCUSE FOR IT

[@danielhutchinson6604]

Workers appear to get less as Investors ask for more Profits.

[@peterboytRaKs]

In Italy where organized crime and the Mafia preside, offers young adults overwhelming opportunities for personal financial income that are goal oriented. Its believed that, the only real difference between Italy's 'legit' Capitalist, political system and the Mafia is, the Mafia operates under a strict code of honor. The same as Britain and the US. When it comes to economic and financial survival, some common sense and risky relations are necessary to insure your family's survival and wellbeing. Others will either starve or end up living under a bridge somewhere.....

[@vtech920]

It's only going to get worse, more and more people will be facing poverty.

[@joaquinmisajr.1215]

We’re experiencing abrupt climate change leading to the impending 6th mass extinction. Poverty, political instability, social unrest , Etc. are merely side issues that detract from the real problem; Civilization is a Heat engine.

[@daniellybaert1958]

Don't have job and became a mother, "I" don't say nothing here, let work Your own mind !! My goodness ?!?!

[@marcocarlson1693]

I got a kick out of the Italian family in this 'documentary', because being Italian and Sicilian myself, like this family, I know something about this. Here you have a nice family living in an apparenly very nice house, which like almost All Italians, They Own, Totally, filled with a library of books in the background. OK, the husband is currently out of work. In Italy it is common only the man of the household works, especially Sicily, but some women do as well, but not so prevalently. The son Just graduated high school and has not gotten a job in a whopping 10 months since graduation. He probably hasn't tried much since he has it pretty darn good at home, as his family is 'not bad off'. Don't blame him at all, I was that way and not poor in the least. The daughter just had a son in a country that has so low a birth rate. That isn't what poor people do in Italy, trust me. This family probably sits on a pretty darn nice sum of money in savings, but complains, Ok, they are 'currently' without work. Sorry, but this is not 'poor'. I am sympathetic of course, yes, even so, but in Italy there is a lot of shenanigans with unemployment. Not saying this one family though. The current unemployment rate for the country is only 7.8% and trending down. Italy has always registered high unemployment, even in their greatest times, due to the way they 'count unemployed'. So it's not truly high, in the least. Basically what I am saying is the number is inaccurate to reality, just like so many other 'official government numbers' particular to Italy. The head of the Labor Ministry just officially reported that Italy has 1 million jobs open(shortage) and not being filled this year. Mainly low skill that almost any Italian could do. Yet no takers. Understand? Basically Italy is currently at Full Employment to anyone who wishes to work legally, and truly Needs the money. Are there some truly unemployed? Well, ya, a very, very low amount in % terms. There is not one country on earth that doesn't have some. Italy is currently receiving in separate payments $200 billion from the E.U. for Covid and what Italy has paid into the system. They are having Delays because Italy is 'having trouble' finding ways to Spend the money 'effectively'. Ever heard of a government that can't spend billions of dollars but 'has problems'? Uh, never. Tells you all you need to know. In worst case, it is documented they simply then wouldn't take the tens of billions of 'free money'. Says all you need to know about how things Actually are. No? Uh, Yes.

[@MijoShrek]

Oh I get it now. Italy didn't take the handouts from the EU because then they would be demanded to submit to the policy demands of the EU. And their continuous push of immigrants into the European nations. Which has great cultural and societal implications to integrate so many people who are not of that culture. Which the EU seems to always undermine this issue.

[@davisholman8149]

@@MijoShrek THAT needs to stop….it is ruining these countries.

[@kalpanavij3492]

Sitting on a pile of money? When both father and son are unemployed? In Sicily which is considered a backward part of Italy? Doesn't add up!!!

[@cindyweatherly4501]

You did Not Listen, to the interviews with the Italian family.

[@ArtHistoryProfessor]

Do you know how to use paragraphs when writing? Obviously not.

[@Kinkle_Z]

The video starts with an EU rep saying, "Our (EU) general mission is growth, jobs, social fairness, and democratic change." TRANSLATION: Our general mission is degrowth, fewer jobs, inequality, and repressive totalitarian change. See? They're fulfilling their TRUE mission!

[@JC-zp4si]

With most of africa and 3rd world nationals flooding into Europe with no control is it any wonder Europes nationals are suffering hardships !? It will get worse if the flow is not curbed soon.

[@juhilla749]

How employers and governments feel about work is also a big problem. Poverty can be analyzed here based on economic, psychological and other professional aspects, but if the circumstances do not change, then the reaction to it will not change either. Yes, the work schedule must be changed, the number of hours per day must be reduced to 4-7 hours. Salary is almost irrelevant if people living outside of work are not overloaded. As they do in Northern European countries, where there is a 35-37 hour work week. Employers and governments need to understand that today's young people no longer want to work 8-12 hours a day and lead a tired private life, because that was the case with their parents, and this had a harmful effect on the children themselves. They saw their parents only for half an hour a day, maybe on weekends, and had to fight against loneliness because their parents could no longer devote quality time and attention to them. Generations have grown up like this, and now they've had enough. Education is a somewhat secondary consideration. The concept of work should be better adapted to people's real needs.

[@bushrasajid9543]

Good analysis

[@madpatriot4608]

Governments driving us into the poor house, while excessively taxing the poor and minimizing the wealthiest tax base bracket 😢, taxation without representation for the meek just the powerful

[@stanleystuart2008]

I smell corruption

[@scottastell9415]

Wow, I never knew about the second Europe: the poor. All the Economic channels praise Ireland as an economic miracle, the Singapore of Europe.

[@dlelp5858]

Europe is an aging continent. The old people worked hard and paved the way to economic prosperity during their time. And when they started having families, their kids didn’t learn the value of working hard to earn their keep because their parents are capable of giving them the good life. So, when these kids’ time came to stand up for themselves they couldn’t because they weren’t trained to work hard when they were young. I live in southeast asia. I’ve met many young people here aged 17 to 20 who spend their time hustling on the side while studying. Some of them sell online, some work from home for BPO companies. Youth culture here is very different now. They always find ways to make money.

[@MrRezillo]

"The country can do without them being a pain in neck". I love it! Er, where's the sister's husband? Child support?

[@AMPProf]

Who, no no no i no meet nope

[@bibiblocksberg2081]

Let's hope that the debt bubble does not implode. THAT will be the great reset in my opinion.

[@linesided]

Meh, money is not real.

[@AMPProf]

WW3

[@thunderbirdone8126]

Psalmist in the Bible wrote that he was young and is now old and has never seen the righteous forsaken nor their seed begging bread.

[@daniellybaert1958]

The most simple solution ; don't make more humans when you can't give them food ore can't take care for them, that's the most simple nowledge for the most simple inteligence !!

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

It's already happening. Europe is dying out.

[@anasttau9908]

Then they bring migrants from Africa that work for very low wages.

[@leonhenry4861]

Exactly

[@saturationstation1446]

ok so we should terminate the ruling class since they cant even wash their own clothing or make their own food?

[@MrWaterbugdesign]

Amazing to me what "extreme poverty" means around the world. In much of the world there is no government help at all. In Europe the debate is over the level of help provided.

[@cindyweatherly4501]

Yes....we can see how well the EU'S socialism is working....esp. with the economic migrants

[@khalidalali186]

@43:45 I love how austerity measures can also be implemented by an individual on oneself, should one find him/herself at the receiving end of years of bad financial habits, like excessive spending, and conspicuous consumption. Placing yourself on austerity mode for a few months to a year, and sometimes years, depending on each situation, can help get the person back on their feet again, and out of trouble, through reduced spending, living under your means, and more saving.

[@JH-ck1nr]

The more people let in, the more pressure on all our infrastructures as we are paying for them, the poorer Europe will become in every single sphere.

[@janegomez1411]

Stop war please, then u won't b poor. Feel sorry for the people

[@Dytopjewa7631]

So many problems everywhere 🤷🏻

[@sllife5913]

But they have powerful weapons.

[@melissagrice]

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[@thamad311]

I agree with you and I believe that Professionals are currently dominating the market since they have access to both the necessary strategy for making money in this industry.

[@Florencecoxx]

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[@melissagrice]

@@Florencecoxx Understanding your financial needs and making effective decisions is very essential. If I could advise you, you should seek the help of a financial advisor. For the record, working with one has been the best for my finances.

[@Florencecoxx]

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[@melissagrice]

@@Florencecoxx I get guidance from *Mr Gary Mason Brooks* . Most likely, the internet should have his basic info..

[@liveconcertsgdl.3245]

Here in Mexico you rarely see homeless people, almost it's down to 0, we have a housing system thru the government that it works very good. Unemployment it's very little too. Our problems are different such as cartels and violence and it will never go away as long as the US are right next door which means never.

[@cindyweatherly4501]

I wish illegals would stay out of my state - Texas.

[@svart7716]

It is unbelievable that Italy has such huge poverty problems. Italy: center of civilization, art, state of the art industry, great food, qualified population, nature, one of the most popular tourist destination, member of G7.. With all these factors Italy should be one of the richest nation on earth.. Yes, Italians are rich but system seems to be working in favor of the rich. Problems of Italy are wrong income distribution policy, political mismanagement, incompetent bureaucracy..

[@tbicaretaker4232]

The European Union dictates to what were once soverign countries, many of the policies on how to run their countries. When you give up your independence, and allow a socialist organization to dictate to you how you will live, and work, you give up your ability to make decisions on a local level.

[@tracyjohnson3496]

I believe this is deilberate. World wide. This has been in the works for a loooong time. Chipping away little by little.

[@kenyat6419]

I’m confused, so maybe I’m looking at it from a tourist prospective, but in visiting Europe, they appear to have a different type of work ethic and a very social system mind set. That along with bad government spending, but the US is trillions of dollars in debt!!

[@Kinkle_Z]

The US spends almost 1 trillion dollars a year on our military and our over 600 aggressive military base operations around the globe! The difference between the US and Europe is that we currently have the world's RESERVE currency - the US dollar but that hegemony is weakening as our sanctions on almost every country in the world is pushing them away from using the dollar.

[@terrysmith-z4l]

In Canada, housing at a critical state, rents, house prices. Meantime we are bringing in a million immmigrants for jobs and housing we do not have, while inflation obliterates all, I have seen the programs , but heaven forbid a shovel and infrastructure improvement. Just allocate billions to enrich the bureaucrats and elected officials with ulterior motive.

[@doniehurley7634]

People have to take more responsabilty for their own situation ;you can get an eduation free and training free to improve your own situation and single mothers don't get impregnated by the wind

[@GymShark_Open]

They get paid to leave their husbands.

[@biulaimh3097]

2:10 the EU considders anyone earning less than 60% of the national average is at risk of poverty. How can it be that 40% of people are at risk of poverty? Do they think we all are stupid. It is because that is what the definition of poverty states. It would apply even if everyone was extremely wealthy.