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JRPGfan on 21 May 2020
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sethnintendo said:

Just learned that British are about as poor as Americans when looking at the lower income class. I thought they paid their lower wage workers better than here.

"According to the Money Advice Service, about 17 million people in Britain have less than 100 pounds ($122) in savings to dip into when a crisis strikes and those working in some of the sectors worst hit by the pandemic are particularly vulnerable."

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-credit-ins/britons-spurned-by-banks-caught-in-a-coronavirus-credit-crunch-idUSKBN22X0IR

Alot of the wealth is centered around London.
Meaning you leave that area, you find out alot of the UK is actually not that well off.

The guardian used to have this series called "Anywhere but Westminster" with a reporter running around visiting places in the UK not nearly as well off as london.
It was about the Brexit vote, but it showed why alot of the UK almost rebelliously voted for brexit. They basically think, any change is better than what they currently have (even if its probably gonna turn out even worse).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4uIC0AwD68



Theres alot of inequality in the UK.   (watch from ~12:55 onwards OR the entire thing)

Even before Coronavirus, the amount of people homeless, jobless, depending on foodbanks, was on the rise.
Their economy was slowing down. They assume things will get better after brexit, but its likely to just get worse.
(UK joined the EU, because their economy was a mess, and thought it would help them (which it did)(eu gave them favorable deals))

UK govment isnt running things well, and hasnt for along time.
Its just used the EU as a scapegoat for ages... so they (the people) decided to shoot themselves in the foot, hopeing it would help them.

I honestly feel bad for them.
They have to go through Coronavirus effect on economy (when its already weak), and ontop of that deal with the effects of Brexit (kicks in late 2020).

Last edited by JRPGfan - on 21 May 2020