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Britain poorer than Mississippi

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BritishMississippi · 12/06/2026 16:52

Our GDP per capita has now dipped to the level of America’s poorest state. It’s not dipped below due solely to London. We’ve been on a spiral for the last twenty years that means our children are facing not being able to find jobs and even the jobs they can find have miserable wages attached to them. AIBU that we need to engage quite seriously with how to bring the country out of this spiral in a meaningful way?

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TheDandyLion · 12/06/2026 17:06

How does the UK compare to Mississippi on life expectancy, crime, prison population, absolute poverty, education or public services?

Or is GDP the only good measure of wealth for a headline?

ofcolitas · 12/06/2026 17:05

make sure your kids are qualified to do the well paying jobs because in 20 years time the middle class will have disappeared and there will just be the haves and have nots.

Ablondiebutagoody · 12/06/2026 17:05

Always going to happen if the Government confiscates everybody's money to spaff on benefits. The incentives are the opposite of what they need to be. Tories almost as bad as Labour because they wanted to appear kind.

Importing millions of net recipients of public funds doesn't help either. I'm guessing the population in the UK has grown more than Mississippi.

TheKittenswithMittens · 12/06/2026 17:05

A huge increase in the size of the non-working population hasn't helped.

Bananatr33 · 12/06/2026 17:03

Brexit

Brexit is acting as a gradual, cumulative "slow puncture" on the UK economy. Studies estimate that UK GDP per capita is currently 6--8% lower than it would have been if the UK had remained in the European Union.

Nofeckingway · 12/06/2026 17:02

Not surprised at this . Watching from afar Britain does seem to have deteriorated in terms of quality of life . Not just the poor but the middle earners, etc. seem to be struggling more . COL continues to rise but wages haven't and introduction of A1, online services, mean people no longer have any stable jobs .

Brexit definitely but the knock on effect of Trump and his wars are also a huge factor .
Politically I don't see how Starmer can resolve this as his own party members have their own agenda and thwart any good measures. And opposition are also just after enriching themselves .

AnnaQuayRules · 12/06/2026 17:00

Fourteen years of Tory policies

SerendipityJane · 12/06/2026 16:59

LifeBeginsToday · 12/06/2026 16:55

that's quite shocking. Do you have a source?

Does it matter if it's true ?

Dweetfidilove · 12/06/2026 16:58

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emuloc · 12/06/2026 16:58

One word, Conservatives.

NotAnotherScarf · 12/06/2026 16:56

BigYellowBus · 12/06/2026 16:54

One word - Brexit

One word Labour

LifeBeginsToday · 12/06/2026 16:55

that's quite shocking. Do you have a source?

BigYellowBus · 12/06/2026 16:54

One word - Brexit

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