Re: Life Is Not Improving In EU....YAHOOOOO!!!!

[Anonymous]

It's amazing how EU can only use and compare Europe to poor 3rd world nations while ignoring fully developed states like Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong & Singapore.

I didn't see any pictures of their world class infrastructure.

[Zetsu]

It's amazing how EU can only use and compare Europe to poor 3rd world nations while ignoring fully developed states like Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong & Singapore.

I didn't see any pictures of their world class infrastructure.

No doubt, poor folks have no chance to build when they can't even fill their stomach : /

[EU]

It's amazing how EU can only use and compare Europe to poor 3rd world nations while ignoring fully developed states like Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong & Singapore, which simply leaves Europe in the dust.

Uh did your maid tell you that bllsht?





[size=150]One in three old people in Hong Kong are living below the poverty line[/size]







Large-scale poverty is now endemic in Hong Kong as the gap between rich and poor widens, with old people the hardest hit, according to one of the city's oldest and most respected NGOs.



The Hong Kong Council of Social Service, which has been tracking poverty in the city for 13 years, says the problem will get even more acute unless it is tackled with long-term plans. The council's latest six-monthly report shows that one in three elderly people are living below the poverty line. It is the first time the number of poor elderly has edged above the 300,000 mark, to 305,000.



"The numbers will only grow with our rapidly ageing population," said Chua Hoi-wai, the council's business director. "Poverty has become a continuing trend."



The wealth gap is also at record high. The highest income group in the city earns 3.6 times more than the low income group.



Drawing the poverty line at half of median household income, the council calculates that the number of people living in poverty rose from 1.15 million in 2011 to 1.187 million in 2012 - nearly 20 per cent of the population.



"The effect of the minimum wage is wearing off," said Christine Fang Meng-sang, the council's chief executive.



The minimum wage of HK$28 an hour, which is subject to review every two years, had not kept up with inflation, she said.



Fang urged the government to review and adjust the minimum wage . The first review has recommended it be raised to HK$30 an hour.



Poverty among young people and the middle-aged increased, with around 200,000 households classified as working poor. Poverty among children persisted at 22.4 per cent - or 181,000.



Poverty among old people is more severe in Hong Kong than in other developed economies, said Fang, because the city lacks a good retirement protection scheme or pension plan.

[Odinson]

So in other words HK seniors are better off than Australia's elderly.

Australia has the highest rate of elderly poverty—nearly 40 per cent of Australian seniors live in relative poverty

http://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/details/society/elderly-poverty.aspx">http://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/detai ... verty.aspx">http://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/details/society/elderly-poverty.aspx

Another reason why the East Asian dragon model is superior to the unsustainable European one.

dragon model?

[Anonymous]

So in other words HK seniors are better off than Australia's elderly.

Australia has the highest rate of elderly poverty—nearly 40 per cent of Australian seniors live in relative poverty

http://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/details/society/elderly-poverty.aspx">http://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/detai ... verty.aspx">http://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/details/society/elderly-poverty.aspx

Another reason why the East Asian dragon model is superior to the unsustainable European one.

dragon model?

She means South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.



About senior citizen poverty, expect more of it in the future. A rapid increase in the percentage of elderly people with a corresponding decrease in the percentage of people working to support them means higher taxes and reduced benefits.

[Anonymous]

It's not just Western governments that are spending too much and saving too little. A survey by the Bank of Montreal found that only about 10% of Canadians aged 18-34 had given any thought to retirement planning. A retirement in poverty is a direct consequence of not saving and investing for the future.

[Zetsu]

It's amazing how EU can only use and compare Europe to poor 3rd world nations while ignoring fully developed states like Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong & Singapore, which simply leaves Europe in the dust.

Uh did your maid tell you that bllsht?





[size=150]One in three old people in Hong Kong are living below the poverty line[/size]







Large-scale poverty is now endemic in Hong Kong as the gap between rich and poor widens, with old people the hardest hit, according to one of the city's oldest and most respected NGOs.



The Hong Kong Council of Social Service, which has been tracking poverty in the city for 13 years, says the problem will get even more acute unless it is tackled with long-term plans. The council's latest six-monthly report shows that one in three elderly people are living below the poverty line. It is the first time the number of poor elderly has edged above the 300,000 mark, to 305,000.



"The numbers will only grow with our rapidly ageing population," said Chua Hoi-wai, the council's business director. "Poverty has become a continuing trend."



The wealth gap is also at record high. The highest income group in the city earns 3.6 times more than the low income group.



Drawing the poverty line at half of median household income, the council calculates that the number of people living in poverty rose from 1.15 million in 2011 to 1.187 million in 2012 - nearly 20 per cent of the population.



"The effect of the minimum wage is wearing off," said Christine Fang Meng-sang, the council's chief executive.



The minimum wage of HK$28 an hour, which is subject to review every two years, had not kept up with inflation, she said.



Fang urged the government to review and adjust the minimum wage . The first review has recommended it be raised to HK$30 an hour.



Poverty among young people and the middle-aged increased, with around 200,000 households classified as working poor. Poverty among children persisted at 22.4 per cent - or 181,000.



Poverty among old people is more severe in Hong Kong than in other developed economies, said Fang, because the city lacks a good retirement protection scheme or pension plan.

Actually if a dumbass like you had at least did some research instead of shooting out of your rectum as usual, you would have realized HK seniors prefer to work and live in poverty than accept the welfare the government had offered to them.  It's call being responsible and not riding the coat tails of others, this is something a worthless piece of shit like you would never understand.

[Zetsu]

Anyways Hong Kong is a capitalist city with tax rate capped at 15%, yet the government is one of the richest in the world.  Providing welfare to poor senior folks had never been a problem.  Main problem is the average dumb, greedy and uneducated trash like EU still think unions and more socialism is good for the country.  When will he be smart enough to compare



North Korea to South Korea

Communist China to Modern China

East Germany to West Germany

USSR to USA

[Anonymous]

Anyways Hong Kong is a capitalist city with tax rate capped at 15%, yet the government is one of the richest in the world.  Providing welfare to poor senior folks had never been a problem.

Hong Kong is a success story and does not need explanation.

[Zetsu]

Anyways Hong Kong is a capitalist city with tax rate capped at 15%, yet the government is one of the richest in the world.  Providing welfare to poor senior folks had never been a problem.

Hong Kong is a success story and does not need explanation.

They all owe it to having much less whiny little bitches like EU that doesn't understand the the definition of shame when there are old retired seniors out there right now that still prefers to work instead of relying on others through welfare or unions or by raising taxes.

[Anonymous]

Anyways Hong Kong is a capitalist city with tax rate capped at 15%, yet the government is one of the richest in the world.  Providing welfare to poor senior folks had never been a problem.

Hong Kong is a success story and does not need explanation.

They all owe it to having much less whiny little bitches like EU that doesn't understand the the definition of shame when there are old retired seniors out there right now that still prefers to work instead of relying on others through welfare or unions or by raising taxes.

I always miss you when you post here Zetsu..



You live in Ontario correct?

[Odinson]

People think that because I have black friends I suddenly defend black rights...



Well, kiss my ass.

My friends are people that I like and the rest of the negros can go to hell for all I care.



My opinion on this black-trend that we have going on... How the hell can the whitest of all scandinavian old gods be portrayed by a blackman Idris Elba?



Ok, lets put a whiteman to the role of a african god.... RACISM.

[Odinson]

People think that because I have black friends I suddenly defend black rights...



Well, kiss my ass.

My friends are people that I like and the rest of the negros can go to hell for all I care.



My opinion on this black-trend that we have going on... How the hell can the whitest of all scandinavian old gods be portrayed by a blackman Idris Elba?



Ok, lets put a whiteman to the role of a african god.... RACISM.

Whoa, where did this rant come from?

   I´m keeping it bare.

[Odinson]

People think that because I have black friends I suddenly defend black rights...



Well, kiss my ass.

My friends are people that I like and the rest of the negros can go to hell for all I care.



My opinion on this black-trend that we have going on... How the hell can the whitest of all scandinavian old gods be portrayed by a blackman Idris Elba?



Ok, lets put a whiteman to the role of a african god.... RACISM.

Whoa, where did this rant come from?

Rant?

[Romero]

You are from a formerly semi-homogeneous country and now peoples and cultures are flooding in and changing that. Were you asked if you wanted to change the ethnic make-up of your nation? Were you asked if you wanted large and growing numbers of people who have a culture 180 degrees different from your own? Are the arrivals fully adapting to the host nations values or are Finns being asked to asked to accomodate them?

That's funny. This is exactly what some people say about Canada.