My apologies if this post is not considered relevant.
Ultimately, it is in the interests of a government to increase GDP. In effect, GDP is the amount of money being spent by the population of the country.
Why is the government pro immigration? The more immigrants (particularly from more 'r selected' cultures whom will produce more children) there are, the higher the population will be. The higher the population, the more money being spent. The more money being spent, the higher the GDP. The higher the GDP, the more money individuals in governments will make.
Immigrants require money to live on. There are two avenues by which immigrants will receive money. One is by having a job. This will make the job market more competitive, and reduce quality of life for all workers. The second is via government assistance (welfare, benefits). The growth of the welfare state encourages government dependence. It also assures money is constantly being spent (increasing GDP).
Being a home owner will not increase GDP. It will increase an individuals net worth, but as they will most likely be saving money to afford the home, they will not be spending money regularly as one might with rent or a mortgage. As such whilst it is in the interests of an individual to own a home, it is not in the interests of the government. I also refer you to inheritance tax, in which the government is taxing any individuals who wish for their children (or others) to inherit their home. I am making this point to evidence my belief that the government does not care about the quality of life of the individual citizen.
The government would prefer its citizens be dependent. Thus they are forcibly closing small businesses.
Small businesses are a threat to government dependence. They also do not assure the government the same amount of money circulated as a big company. The governments would rather have several large businesses monopolise the market . Your local pub or gym has stricter hygiene and distancing measures in place than the local factory for a large business, yet whilst the pub or gym will be closed, the factory will remain open as before. The rich will get richer, the poor will get poorer. GDP will increase, and quality of life will fall.
WRONG right from the git go.
GDP is a measure of PRODUCTION, not spending. Go out and find a legitimate definition and read it.
Wealth is a measure of what a person or a nation can produce.
There is no definition in any financial world where debt or spending is a form of production.
American bankers would probably differ with my opinion, however. TV news, by which many are programmed into believing false information, often portrays success or failure of the market place by showing video clips of masses of people lined up at cash registers to give out money they haven't earned yet.
The ultimate capitalist magic, according to Mark Twain, is advertising because it causes people to buy stuff they don't need with money they don't have. Ergo: Americans are fools when it comes to handling their money.
One of the stupidest ideas going around is the assumption that spending and debt = wealth.
Spending produces nothing. It's not production. Consumerism is the end of the line as far as production is concerned. Where are all the goods produced that Americans buy? CHINA. Go to Walmart and check it out. China is wealthy today because it produces much of what the world buys.
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On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department announced that the United States had become a debtor nation, the American Empire died." - Gore Vidal
All your yammering about the government this and the government that is totally and incredibly dumb and inaccurate.
BANKS benefit from consumer spending. When was the last time you bought something with a credit or debit card? Was that card issued by the government or by a BANK. Hello?
Banks love limited inflation because it causes debt. If inflation goes too far the economy crashes. When that happens the government bails out the banks - not the people who are out of work. Bankers have chains on everyone's neck (or wallet as it were). Banks win either way.
Small businesses are NOT a threat to the government. As long as they pay their taxes the government doesn't care. Small businesses are a threat to BIG businesses. Big business is in the business of driving small business out of business or of buying up their business so they can add it to their own.
I would recommend a brief course in economics at your local community college. You could use a good education.
that's me, hollering from the choir loft...