Do you want 77 cents per day or $77,316?

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We both know that immigration systems across the Western world are a bit of a mess, but whatever your views, park them for two minutes.

Obviously, hitting a big target is easier than a small one, so why do the wealthy and the politicians that serve them insist we should target immigrants to improve our standards of living?

Let’s focus on the US because the figures are easier to get, but this affects all Western countries. We’re using a mix of figures from the Fed, US government and some other sources. These numbers are not 100% accurate, but they’re illustrative.

The 12.8 million illegal immingrants cost US taxpayers about $91 billion per year, once the taxes they pay are included.

If all the immigrants were removed and the money saved was shared evenly between all Americans, each citizen would be $278.73 better off per year.

That’s less than 77 cents per day. Doesn’t feel like a big win, does it? Particularly as removing one million migrants per year would cost almost as much as is currently spent on supporting all the migrants. So it’ll take about 12.5 years until the full 77 cents is paid every day.

Since 1989, the wealthiest 10% of Americans have captured an extra 7.5% of all the US wealth, giving them a total share of 68.3%.

If we took that 7.5% of US wealth and gave it to the poorest 50% instead, they’d each receive $77,316, without even removing any immigrants. That’s 275 years of 77 cents per day.

And it wouldn’t hurt the wealthiest 10% of Americans. They’d still be hoarding 60.8% of all US wealth, compared to just 10% for the poorest 50% of Americans.

It also saves wasting time and money raiding Mexican restaurants and farms. The wealthiest 10% of Americans are easy to find. They’re the ones with expensive accountants and relatively tiny tax bills.

Your choice. $77,316 today or wait 12 and a half years for less than 77 cents a day?

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Click to copy post texthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-bOp66OIaY Listen above or read below We both know that immigration systems across the Western world are a bit of a mess, but whatever your views, park them for two minutes. Obviously, hitting a big target is easier than a small one, so why do the wealthy and the politicians that serve them insist we should target immigrants to improve our standards of living? Let’s focus on the US because the figures are easier to get, but this affects all Western countries. We’re using a mix of figures from the Fed, US government and some other sources. These numbers are not 100% accurate, but they’re illustrative. The 12.8 million illegal immingrants cost US taxpayers about $91 billion per year, once the taxes they pay are included. If all the immigrants were removed and the money saved was shared evenly between all Americans, each citizen would be $278.73 better off per year. That’s less than 77 cents per day. Doesn’t feel like a big win, does it? Particularly as removing one million migrants per year would cost almost as much as is currently spent on supporting all the migrants. So it’ll take about 12.5 years until the full 77 cents is paid every day. Since 1989, the wealthiest 10% of Americans have captured an extra 7.5% of all the US wealth, giving them a total share of 68.3%. If we took that 7.5% of US wealth and gave it to the poorest 50% instead, they’d each receive $77,316, without even removing any immigrants. That’s 275 years of 77 cents per day. And it wouldn’t hurt the wealthiest 10% of Americans. They’d still be hoarding 60.8% of all US wealth, compared to just 10% for the poorest 50% of Americans. It also saves wasting time and money raiding Mexican restaurants and farms. The wealthiest 10% of Americans are easy to find. They’re the ones with expensive accountants and relatively tiny tax bills. Your choice. $77,316 today or wait 12 and a half years for less than 77 cents a day?

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