Fun fact: π¨π¦ issues student visas to anyone with a few bucks.
Hereβs a quick thread on the hundreds of criminals that organized crime groups set up in π¨π¦ using student visas.
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2/ πΊπΈβs DEA claims El Chapo made $3m/day in π¨π¦ prior to his arrest, and they were surprised by how βdeep infiltrationβ was.
His point man in π¨π¦? Jesus Herrera Esperanza, aka Hondoβa βstudentβ in π¨π¦. No one knows where Hondo is these days.
3/ One of the worldβs most powerful gangsters is former TO resident Lawrence Bishnoiβa 31 y/o that runs a global assassin & extortion networkβ¦ from prison for the past 10 years.
His empire is allegedly run by his #2βSatinderjeet Singh, aka Goldy Brar. I wonder what he studied.
Most people don't understand how interest rates, population growth, and immigration are related.
Let's fix that with a quick thread.
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2/ A central bank's purpose is to control the decay of money, aka inflation.
If inflation is low, they cut rates to stimulate consumption by lowering the cost of borrowing. Since debt is your future income used today, this creates demand w/the goal of overrunning supply.
3/ Pretty easy since they can cut rates a lot faster than supply chains can respond, which is the goal. They're trying to raise prices to drive inflation, after all.
The opposite is also true. They raise rates to slow inflation by delaying demand so there's excess supply.
People in π¨π¦ are historically very accepting of immigrants & the country's generous immigration policies.
Now they're sounding more split. Unfortunately, a lot of well-intended people are being exploited by predators to adopt their opinions.
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2/ Historically, π¨π¦'s post-war immigration policy was extremely successful. That's because it generally focused on people who were:
- hard-working: often only leaving their home due to political or economic downturns;
- talented: academics & skilled labor;
3/ π¨π¦ offered both groups the same thingβa life where hard work will allow them a safe & secure future for them to have a family.
In exchange, π¨π¦ got an injection of productivity that helped its economy grow & drive the prosperity of everyone. Finding people against it was rare.
Why is every politician discussing their aggressive plan for affordable housing?
β¦ even the ones you know donβt care about it?
Well, they hijacked the term and weaponized it against the people who need it. Hereβs how.
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2/ in π¨π¦, the term affordable housing now means a rental thatβs 1/3 the median household income.
First off, a third of income isnβt really affordable. A third of income is the max allowable payment a mortgage borrower can accept before theyβre considered too risky of a payer.
3/ so, affordable really means the max a person can reliably pay without being a default risk in this case.
in Canada, it also means maximum regulatory leverage. That doesnβt feel the same, does it?
Wait until you realize how that plays into distribution.