Another radical idea. We could try helping to make other countries considerably less shit to live in. Reduce the impetus to leave by putting money into their healthcare systems, food production, infrastructure, security, or the like - it would be far cheaper to do at that end.
We could call it something snappy like "International Aid".
Who knows, if we did it enough, other countries might start to like us again.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Wed 22 Oct 2025, 20:58,
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They're already taking half of my earnings.
Fuck knows what they've done with it, though.
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HALF YOUR EARNINGS?
You're being had mate. You're supposed to have allowances and shit. Fucking fire your accountant.
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Invisible Wizard - 12th Level Errorer, Wed 22 Oct 2025, 22:00,
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If you’re being taxed that much then I’m sure you can afford it.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 23 Oct 2025, 7:11,
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Affordability isn't the issue. I'm fine with them taking half, I just wish they wouldn't piss it away on bollocks.
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If we could stop the need for them coming, we could fund it from reducing border control processes that are clearly just for show, and there's sure to be savings in immigrant processing/housing/welfare/repatriation costs that everyone seems so flag wavy about.
It's called soft power. It's a hell of a lot cheaper in the long run, but it's clearly a hard sell to people who think every problem can be solved with a 20mm cannon.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 23 Oct 2025, 10:26,
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