How you country looks like


Imagine a country like this:

  1. A total of 48 million inhabitants.
  2. 7.2 million under 16 years old. Therefore, they do not work.
  3. Among retirees, pensioners, the disabled, students, housewives, unemployed... there are 16.7 million who also do not work.
  4. That leaves us with 24 million people available to work (half of the country).
  5. Of those 24 million, 3.6 million are employed by the state, regions, municipalities, whatever.
  6. The rest are self-employed and salaried workers. Specifically: • 3.2 million are self-employed and the rest works for others.

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In round numbers, 20.25 million or around 42% of the total population financially support the rest of the country.

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That country is Spain, but percentages are not very different now in most of the “developed” (aka, settled / well-off) world.

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Italy: ~47% of the total population

France: ~43% of the total population

UK: ~52% of the total population

USA: ~58% of the total population

Australia: ~56% of the total population

New Zealand: ~56% of the total population

Germany: ~52% of the total population

Canada: ~54% of the total population

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Now then, do these countries have a future?

No idea. But it smells like numbers just don’t add up.

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So, a question for you… Do you now understand why there are constant tax hikes?

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You have now the context and the numbers, so I just have two more pieces of advice you didn’t ask for:

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  1. Make as much money as you can. Don’t depend on anyone.
  2. Above all else, protect your money and wealth. Don’t let 'the bad guys' take it from you. You and your loved ones come first; then the rest.

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