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Title: Why are so many Brits leaving the country?
Post by: Sylvilagus Aquaticus on December 14, 2006, 07:56:58 PM
In their own words...

much as we have heard in the States from our Brit bretheren.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/discussions/posts/list/478.page

Regards,
Rabbit.
Title: Re: Why are so many Brits leaving the country?
Post by: The Rabbi on December 15, 2006, 02:22:43 AM
But the British have so many more witty conversations???
Title: Re: Why are so many Brits leaving the country?
Post by: Cromlech on December 15, 2006, 04:27:02 AM
Because the country is swirling out of control, down the lavatory.  angry
Title: Re: Why are so many Brits leaving the country?
Post by: doczinn on December 15, 2006, 04:39:55 AM
Those going to Spain or France just don't get it.
Title: Re: Why are so many Brits leaving the country?
Post by: Declaration Day on December 15, 2006, 04:57:53 AM
Quote from: doczinn on December 15, 2006, 03:39:55 AM
Those going to Spain or France just don't get it.

Maybe circumstances in Britain are so bad that Spain and France are better, if not great.
Title: Re: Why are so many Brits leaving the country?
Post by: Iain on December 15, 2006, 05:02:52 AM
House prices in Spain and France are considerably better. As far as 'not getting it', the vast vast majority of people leaving the UK are going to Australia, indicating to me that perhaps the reasons that some are leaving are as simple as sun, fresh air, space and work.
Title: Re: Why are so many Brits leaving the country?
Post by: HankB on December 15, 2006, 05:13:37 AM
I know a couple of Brits living here in the USA . . . one just got his citizenship papers last year.

I won't say that I've spoken a LOT to these folks about the reason for their move, but when the subject has come up taxes and economic opportunity seem to be their major reasons for emigration . . . though crime and government regulations were factors, as well.

(The methods one of them used to get his own money out of Britain were eye-opening, and, I'm sure in the eyes of the Brit government, illicit.)  cool

It all boils down to a little thing called "freedom" . . .
Title: Re: Why are so many Brits leaving the country?
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 15, 2006, 06:54:52 AM
Yeah, how does the economy compare to places like Oz, the US, Spain, France?  Did they ever climb out of that post-war slump? 
Title: Re: Why are so many Brits leaving the country?
Post by: Cromlech on December 15, 2006, 08:15:02 AM
Quote from: fistful on December 15, 2006, 05:54:52 AM
Yeah, how does the economy compare to places like Oz, the US, Spain, France?  Did they ever climb out of that post-war slump? 

We aren't doing all that badly, as a nation, to be honest. A lot of people are simply not happy with paying huge taxes, and not seeing results.

I get taxed about 22% of my wages, on average (Income tax and National Insurance), so I get a bit upset when I see some of the wasteful social programs that they are trying to implement.
Title: Re: Why are so many Brits leaving the country?
Post by: wingnutx on December 15, 2006, 08:20:06 AM
22% is not so bad, comparatively.
Title: Re: Why are so many Brits leaving the country?
Post by: Cromlech on December 15, 2006, 08:26:18 AM
What is it like in the U.S?
Title: Re: Why are so many Brits leaving the country?
Post by: Declaration Day on December 15, 2006, 08:32:32 AM
Agreed, 22% doesn't seem that high.  But what do Britons pay in other taxes?

By the time I pay income tax, property tax, sales tax and gasoline tax (those are all I can think of right now), probably 40% of my income is gone.
Title: Re: Why are so many Brits leaving the country?
Post by: Cromlech on December 15, 2006, 09:30:49 AM
Quote from: Declaration Day on December 15, 2006, 07:32:32 AM
Agreed, 22% doesn't seem that high.  But what do Britons pay in other taxes?

Tax on 'Gasoline' (Petroleum Tongue) is about 70%. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_tax

Note: in the UK, Value Added Tax (VAT), currently at 17.5%, is also charged on the price of the fuel and on the duty.

Road Tax is dependent on the type of vehicle. See here: http://www.direct.gov.uk/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicleArticles/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=10012524&chk=X2gG9G

Council tax is dependent on type of house/property. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_tax



Here is a general overview of taxation in the U.K: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_the_United_Kingdom




Title: Re: Why are so many Brits leaving the country?
Post by: Mannlicher on December 15, 2006, 11:27:10 AM
UK has become an asylum, with the crazies in charge.