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by JumpinJack_Cash 766 days ago
> > For a non - former - communist country UK is poor.

Huh? I have seen much more desperation in the US compared to UK

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Compared to Denmark or Germany ( one third communist !) UK is poor.
Compared to France, the UK is fine. And compared to Spain and Portugal, it's rich! It just happens that the UK's demographics, military, geopolitical situation and economic layout mirrors France rather than Germany.