How helpful is your economy today?

[terrific]

Exactly, the economy is getting worser right now even with the minimum wage increament added no value. Since the country depend only in crude oil and once petrol price is high that's how transportation will also get higher too. So as  long as transportation is higher than the way it was  before, that's how price of everything will automatically increase and things will be more tougher for the citizens.

That's the domino effect of the lesser supply of oil.
And that happened due to the closing of Strait of Hormuz, they're saying that it's only 20% to 25%.
But that's 1/4 or 1/5 of total global supply which is a lot.
We're all the ones who are suffering with the effect of it. Until now, it hasn't ended yet.
While the Ukraine and Russia war might come to an end soon but the exchange of it is 20% of its land.
I wish that all of these wars will end soon and we'll see the impact of it to slow down the price increase and goes on a roll back.

[Obulis]

I am saying this through the world I am coming from because every government including the developed countries make sure that their citizens live well and also have work to do while they taxed them and gradually deducts their payment. In that they have good healthcare, road, electricity and many more, if your country are not offering these things how would you feel. Do you think there are something you are missing and you would wish to go abroad just to make sure you have the type of life you want to live today?

The above listed things are called Basic needs or requirements but are usually serious things in developing countries (even religiously celebrated as miracle from God when gotten). As much as traveling abroad for greener pastures has been and will continue to be, I don't completely buy or put that in my mind! Where i find myself, traveling to a better economy has been the order for time so long and that has actually helped so many people lead or live a better life.

Basic amenities are supposed to remain basic but many so-called nations leaders out of greediness has kept basic amenities a big deal.

[fruktik]

Everyday I feel the situation with my country is actually the worst when it comes to this economy stability issues although it's claimed that the hardship we are facing is because the current administration is trying to restore the economy and this sort of recession is common for any country to get back their system right which is total bullshit for me because the situation has been like this for as long as I can remember and it doesn't even show any signs of changing anytime soon as almost all the government change is practically same old fools that have been in charge for as long as I can remember.

"Just bear with it today and for a few more years, and then everything will work out."

These words were spoken decades ago, yet nothing has changed. Those in power are saying them again, all the while continuing to plunder the people with even greater zeal.

Not a single word can be trusted. The economic situation is in a constant state of decline. Each new day brings a fresh surprise in the form of rising prices for basic food staples. Utility costs are skyrocketing, with no end in sight.

Furthermore, the government is planning to raise tax rates once again. They already did so earlier this year, but it failed to yield the desired results—so now the proposal is back on the agenda. They’re going to strip the people of everything they have left.

[Nasdel4]

I am saying this through the world I am coming from because every government including the developed countries make sure that their citizens live well and also have work to do while they taxed them and gradually deducts their payment. In that they have good healthcare, road, electricity and many more, if your country are not offering these things how would you feel. Do you think there are something you are missing and you would wish to go abroad just to make sure you have the type of life you want to live today?

This is just the situation with third world countries where they still have little issues with their governance. In advanced countries basic amenities are not prayer points but necessities to living and these necessities are provided while taxed from the citizens whom they provide with job opportunities, proper education and good medical support to enable them thrive well and make advancements in various sectors of their economy.
It's unfortunate that we find ourselves in a system that isn't so effective in growth and stability where basic amenities could be difficult to have access to and good health care becomes a privilege.

[cxtreenal]

I am saying this through the world I am coming from because every government including the developed countries make sure that their citizens live well and also have work to do while they taxed them and gradually deducts their payment. In that they have good healthcare, road, electricity and many more, if your country are not offering these things how would you feel. Do you think there are something you are missing and you would wish to go abroad just to make sure you have the type of life you want to live today?

If the government of a country is elected by the people, it has the responsibility to fulfill the basic needs of the people. The people elect representatives through voting so that they can present the needs of their area to the government. If the government wants to it can bring about development, but due to the lack of resources and poverty of a country, much development is not possible. The government always gives more importance to the development of the city. In fact if the facilities you mentioned are not available in my area, I will not feel good. I will have to present the problem to the people's representatives assigned to my area. Apart from that, there is no alternative system.

There is no end to the needs, after fulfilling one need, another thing is needed. I am not satisfied with the development measures taken by the government. I am willing to go abroad for a better life.

[PVequalNRT]

This is just the situation with third world countries where they still have little issues with their governance. In advanced countries basic amenities are not prayer points but necessities to living and these necessities are provided while taxed from the citizens whom they provide with job opportunities, proper education and good medical support to enable them thrive well and make advancements in various sectors of their economy.
It's unfortunate that we find ourselves in a system that isn't so effective in growth and stability where basic amenities could be difficult to have access to and good health care becomes a privilege.

The situation is not small issues, they are big issues that need to be addressed and the government don't just care about it. Again, this is not about third world countries, even the developed countries are having problems with their countries. Do you see what's going on in France, do you see the riots and protest, they are demanding for good governance, the government has tried all the forces to stop it and it continue to grow bigger than they imagined it.

There are some fights against the governments that are sponsored, and there are some that are intentionally for good governance and it's the responsibility of the government to make sure they listen. Any government that refuse to listen to the outcry of the people will only suffer just like how France is feeling now.

[cocadalcan]

I am saying this through the world I am coming from because every government including the developed countries make sure that their citizens live well and also have work to do while they taxed them and gradually deducts their payment. In that they have good healthcare, road, electricity and many more, if your country are not offering these things how would you feel. Do you think there are something you are missing and you would wish to go abroad just to make sure you have the type of life you want to live today?

It depends on the country you live in. In most countries where there is a democratic system the citizens of the country elect their representatives through direct voting and the party that gets the majority forms the government. A representative of the people has to come to the people for votes, so he can focus on fulfilling the needs of the people. But if there is a dictatorial system in a country it may be a different situation because the people did not elect them and it is foolish to expect too much. If the government does not develop your area, you as a citizen will have nothing to do. If the government does not provide civic facilities the citizens of that area can raise their problems to the local representative without this policy there is no alternative method.

[Chinesebaby]

I am saying this through the world I am coming from because every government including the developed countries make sure that their citizens live well and also have work to do while they taxed them and gradually deducts their payment. In that they have good healthcare, road, electricity and many more, if your country are not offering these things how would you feel. Do you think there are something you are missing and you would wish to go abroad just to make sure you have the type of life you want to live today?

If you have the financial capabilities to afford staying abroad, then i see no reason why you shouldn't. Because being angry or complaining about the government's lack of accountability in its administration will not solve anything if you are just an average citizen, and because of that, instead of constantly complaining about the inability of your government to enforce policies that will enable its citizens to earn more in a conducive environment where there is electricity, good roads, and healthcare facilities. It's best you give yourself the life he deserves.

[puloweh555]

If you have the financial capabilities to afford staying abroad, then i see no reason why you shouldn't. Because being angry or complaining about the government's lack of accountability in its administration will not solve anything if you are just an average citizen, and because of that, instead of constantly complaining about the inability of your government to enforce policies that will enable its citizens to earn more in a conducive environment where there is electricity, good roads, and healthcare facilities. It's best you give yourself the life he deserves.

Often in some countries the government doesn't use taxes to provide infrastructure, healthcare, electricity and decent job opportunities which makes us want to move because we feel frustrated.

However, if we think about moving from a developing country to a developed country it's usually difficult especially when it comes to bureaucracy and costs. Besides, adapting especially to a new culture, often makes people eventually suppress their desires. As for me I personally have no desire to move because I feel that living in my own country offers a comfort that's hard to replace if I were to live elsewhere. So the thing we need to do to avoid that desire is of course we have to focus on self-improvement to become better so we can earn a decent income. Because by working on our own at least we can make our lives better.

[fruktik]

It depends on the country you live in. In most countries where there is a democratic system the citizens of the country elect their representatives through direct voting and the party that gets the majority forms the government. A representative of the people has to come to the people for votes, so he can focus on fulfilling the needs of the people. But if there is a dictatorial system in a country it may be a different situation because the people did not elect them and it is foolish to expect too much. If the government does not develop your area, you as a citizen will have nothing to do. If the government does not provide civic facilities the citizens of that area can raise their problems to the local representative without this policy there is no alternative method.

My country is currently under a dictatorial regime. People who try to file complaints or raise concerns—even with local authorities—about various issues face intense pressure and intimidation. Authorities immediately try to silence them with laws or issue direct threats of violence. Under such a system, it’s impossible to improve anything. The authorities do whatever they please. They act entirely on their own terms. That’s why it’s very dangerous to stick your neck out unnecessarily. It’s better to leave things as they are and keep quiet. That’s the only way to avoid serious consequences and stay alive.

[bangjoe]

This is just the situation with third world countries where they still have little issues with their governance. In advanced countries basic amenities are not prayer points but necessities to living and these necessities are provided while taxed from the citizens whom they provide with job opportunities, proper education and good medical support to enable them thrive well and make advancements in various sectors of their economy.
It's unfortunate that we find ourselves in a system that isn't so effective in growth and stability where basic amenities could be difficult to have access to and good health care becomes a privilege.

The situation is not small issues, they are big issues that need to be addressed and the government don't just care about it. Again, this is not about third world countries, even the developed countries are having problems with their countries. Do you see what's going on in France, do you see the riots and protest, they are demanding for good governance, the government has tried all the forces to stop it and it continue to grow bigger than they imagined it.

There are some fights against the governments that are sponsored, and there are some that are intentionally for good governance and it's the responsibility of the government to make sure they listen. Any government that refuse to listen to the outcry of the people will only suffer just like how France is feeling now.

We need to see in advance the problems that are happening now is not just about government concerns, there are conditions that indeed force the cost of living to be expensive as it happened in France, with the current global situation, the scarcity of energy that makes the financing of production and distribution to be expensive, we can see from the macro economy first.

In political competition, of course, there is always friction that will certainly be exploited by the opposition, but and ajuga must assess what is happening now in France, it is not the only one, on average after the suffering of covid and then the Ukrainian-Russian and then American-Iranian Wars, after that it heats up again the land of Middle Eastern oil resources that make countries that need oil supplies have to buy at high prices in the current conditions, and that will have an impact on the main activity in domestic production, if only you become a leader in this era with the current situation, what are you doing?.

[slapper]

For taxes to work, enough people need to buy into the same story. If someone in Sweden pays a lot of tax, they're not going to cry that much, since they believe it comes back as hospitals & schools. Charge the same rate where nobody believes that, & it feels like robbery. Nothing's changed about the rate. What people believe has.

Good healthcare, roads & electricity also make life predictable. Can you make plans five years out and be fairly confident they'll still hold? Most people take predictability for granted. They don't even notice it until it's gone.

People don't simply sit around and suffer if they can't rely on the government for social services. Communities develop their own ways of providing for each other. Family members help look after one another when someone gets sick. Groups form rotating savings & credit associations, where everyone chips in & one person takes the pot each month. Communities build water tanks & generators. And families send their kids off to private schools when the public ones fall short.

It can be exhausting & costly, but it represents a sort of self-reliance that many comfortable, developed nations have lost.

Still, there's only so much that communities and relatives can do. Your cousin can lend you money, but he can't build a highway.

As for living and working abroad, people do it all the time. But they tend to only picture the polished version. Rent is brutal. You're starting at the bottom. At work, you will likely be seen as a foreigner for years. Some people find these hardships worth it. Others return home.

You have to decide what's right for you. Do you stay and fix the system you were born into? Or do you join one that someone else has already fixed? There's no wrong answer. And if you do leave, know that you're doing it to build a better life. Humans have done just that throughout history. Don't let anyone make you feel guilty for doing it too.

[fruktik]

Everyday I feel the situation with my country is actually the worst when it comes to this economy stability issues although it's claimed that the hardship we are facing is because the current administration is trying to restore the economy and this sort of recession is common for any country to get back their system right which is total bullshit for me because the situation has been like this for as long as I can remember and it doesn't even show any signs of changing anytime soon as almost all the government change is practically same old fools that have been in charge for as long as I can remember.

These old fools aren’t interested in the well-being of their citizens. They want only one thing—to steal public funds.

For many years, no one has been able to replace them. They don’t let anyone else into power. If anyone does try, they’re immediately thrown in jail on trumped-up charges or physically eliminated altogether. To put it simply, the country is run by a mafia clan that has gone mad with a sense of entitlement and impunity.

What kind of economic prosperity can we even talk about given these circumstances? It’s impossible from the outset. On the contrary, the situation is getting worse and will most likely lead to the collapse of the state, as has happened time and again.

[UpTober]

Now, by living a better life, we usually mean leaving our own country and moving to a developed country in Europe. Yes, many people complete their graduation and move to European countries to live a better life, but even there, life is not that easy. You are a citizen of the country in which you were born, but when you spend money and go to another country to live a better life, you will not be considered a citizen of that country, as a result of which even if you earn a large amount there at the end of the month, the government will deduct certain taxes from your income, but in return, you will not be given the benefits of the citizens of that country. Since I do not get citizenship in that country by spending money or do not get the benefits like the citizens of that country, but rather a large amount of tax is being deducted from my salary, considering this, I think it would be better to do a good job or business in my own country because even if the government deducts taxes from me, I will get the benefits of citizenship from the government.

[As-Soon-As]

I am saying this through the world I am coming from because every government including the developed countries make sure that their citizens live well and also have work to do while they taxed them and gradually deducts their payment. In that they have good healthcare, road, electricity and many more, if your country are not offering these things how would you feel. Do you think there are something you are missing and you would wish to go abroad just to make sure you have the type of life you want to live today?

In developed countries, people are not deprived of their benefits, rather the government makes a lot of efforts to ensure more benefits for the people. They do not have corruption, they do not fall victim to any corruption or scam, rather they live their lives properly, but in countries where corruption is rampant, the people are not considered in any way. This is especially the case in underdeveloped and Asian countries.
If the situation continues like this, the people of the country will eventually forget their rights and be forced to accept the corrupt regime of the government. Because the people of every country pay taxes but they do not receive any services as promised by the government. As a result, the countries cannot even progress, so the people of the country are forced to migrate abroad just to live a comfortable life.

[viljy]

I am saying this through the world I am coming from because every government including the developed countries make sure that their citizens live well and also have work to do while they taxed them and gradually deducts their payment. In that they have good healthcare, road, electricity and many more, if your country are not offering these things how would you feel. Do you think there are something you are missing and you would wish to go abroad just to make sure you have the type of life you want to live today?

The government consists of people. People primarily care only about their own interests. Therefore, the government is busy stuffing its own pockets and the pockets of its oligarch friends. They only think about the people when their position is under threat. Then they start making promises, showing themselves to be caring, and so on. But if everything is fine, the plight of the people means nothing to them.

[SmartCharpa]

I am saying this through the world I am coming from because every government including the developed countries make sure that their citizens live well and also have work to do while they taxed them and gradually deducts their payment. In that they have good healthcare, road, electricity and many more, if your country are not offering these things how would you feel. Do you think there are something you are missing and you would wish to go abroad just to make sure you have the type of life you want to live today?

In my country, this is what some citizens do. We don’t have such opportunities in our country, and the citizens go to the abroad and live the life they want. Of course, every country taxes their own citizens, but we see the work they are doing in other countries, we see what they do with the money they tax them. Good roads, good hospitals, good electricity, and even create jobs opportunities for everyone. But different from my country where you will suffer for the rest of your life, unless you have connections.

However, I don’t know the purpose of taxing people in my country, yet no good roads, no stable electricity, no jobs and even bad hospitals. Even you, if you get the opportunity you will relocate to another country. If your country lack all of this, you will feel like you are  missing everything in life. The next thing you will think of how to relocate to a better country.

[Shinpako09]

Not helpful at all. Can you imagine we are getting taxed like a first world country but the services are still third world. We have a big budget that keeps increasing every year but the effect on us is insignificant. They say, life in better countries is hard and maybe you are still poor there. Then, I'd rather choose to have a hard time in a country where our hard work pays off. Compared to our country, it is rotten by corruption in all sectors. No one is clean even from the lowest position. Now, the number of people that want to leave is increasing. If only we are given a chance, half of the population or even more will escape our country.

[Nicho-brown]

Hmmmm... This one is a big one but the fact is clear.
I will use Nigeria as a case study. this is a country whereby the country has lost it shape, the country has lose its guide, the country has lost it focus, the country has no direction. This is a country whereby every president that comes to power will just come to milk the people and enrich himself and that of his family. this is a country whereby every president that comes to power we love the country in to able to pay, borrowing from one loan to another, they will borrow from one country to another and end up not paying and will leave the loans for the incoming government and when the incoming government come into power will also accumulate billions and billions of loans without paying. this is a country whereby is flowing with minerals resources, crude oil, and gas but nothing to right home about. this is a country whereby the citizens have been subjected to nothing, the oil host communities has been reduced to the lowest minimum. It won't be a surprise that we might wake up one morning and be notified that this country has been sold to another country. and on this note, I invite the statements "indigenous colonialism" will now come to play at that time. it means, (you are from Nigeria but you have to pay to be ia Nigerian) that's my take on this question.

[Perfectbaby]

Not helpful at all. Can you imagine we are getting taxed like a first world country but the services are still third world. We have a big budget that keeps increasing every year but the effect on us is insignificant. They say, life in better countries is hard and maybe you are still poor there. Then, I'd rather choose to have a hard time in a country where our hard work pays off. Compared to our country, it is rotten by corruption in all sectors. No one is clean even from the lowest position. Now, the number of people that want to leave is increasing. If only we are given a chance, half of the population or even more will escape our country.

This is one thing about most countries and this also including our country that has been enclosed with corruption which they only cared about their self interest on power, no position is actually pure in the country so what benefits us? Our country is bad and people are being taxed on things they don't expect on.
If the government can put things in place for her citizens the better for our country and many would not feel it that much because already they have a good jobs and they won't be thinking of owning a business.