Luxembourg: Poverty in Europe's wealthiest country | DW Documentary
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- Luxembourg is seen as an oasis of luxury in Europe, but poverty and homelessness are on the rise. While the government has done little to respond here, NGOs are doing what they can to combat the most extreme levels of hardship.
Luxembourg is a financial hub and home to the European Court of Justice as well as countless shell companies. And with the highest per capita GDP anywhere in the world, the country is also known for its wealth and luxury. But there's a different, lesser-known side to the grand duchy. Alexandra Oxacelay is with "Stëmm vun der Strooss,” an NGO dedicated to taking care of people who are homeless and socially vulnerable. The soup kitchen run by this charity is seeing a growing number of people searching for shelter, a hot meal and support. One of them is Stephan from Hungary, who's spent the last seven years living in a tent - even during winter. Alexandra has also noticed an increase in the number of "working poor,” or people struggling to make ends meet despite having a job. Serge Kappel suffers from chronic inflammatory back pain and has been unable to find an apartment he can afford due to a dramatic increase in rental costs. Researcher Antoine Paccoud attributes this to rampant speculation on the real estate market and insufficient funding for social housing. Alexandra can at least provide affordable housing for some people in need. But that help is limited when compared to the growing number of Luxembourgers and refugees who have become dependent on the NGO while living in the shadows of high-profile office buildings.
Poverty in Luxembourg has become an increasingly divisive issue. Yannick Wirtz, who is out of work, feels let down by the government and says there should be greater restrictions on immigration. Whereas NGO director Alexandra Oxacelay refuses to discriminate when it comes to the disadvantaged - insisting that in the wealthiest country in Europe, everyone deserves to be helped.
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I saw a german nurse who lives in the borders and work in Luxembourg complain about north africans doctors moving to Germany to supply Germany hospitals, which are empty as germans prefer to work in Luxembourg. This lady was ok with working in Luxembourg as a foreigner but against of foreigners working in Germany. Many people come from abroad and take advantage of Luxembourg and complain about immigration from outside the EU.
classic paradox of not being able to recognize that you are doing the same thing in other country which you are against in your own.
Germany just had been dismembered after 45
There is huge difference between same language countries and different countries.
As An Asian student nurse here in UK, you really feel that barriers. North Africans and Indians speak in a very unique accent and many patients cant understand them.
The German girl ain’t raciest she just wants to point out the barriers.
Imagine an African has to learn the language first and then practice😂😂😂
Sometimes we have to look inside than outside✨
And she is correct.
There's a huge difference between Europeans working within Europe, and non-Europeans coming to Europe
Much respect for that lady. The work she and all those who help her do is priceless!
FIGHTING POVERTY VS.
FIGHTING THE POOR
Very different philosophies indeed.
The last guy was blaming 'foreigners' but not the government.
Why!?
Because punching down is so much easier.
These 'Alpha' guys usually have the education level and social intelligence of a cardboard, that's why they go after those who already have nothing.
It's true that too people are flocking to Europe for a free meal, but we can't blame people for trying to better their lives.
Alexandra and the retired manager and other volunteers are the people who should be the Nobel Peace price winners instead of politicians, what a big heart 💖❤️
yeah, for encouraging more and more homelessness by feeding the homeless, she deserves a medal!
her big heart is counter productive because providing for them she only encourages the lazy to flock to Luxembourg.
Alexandra's dedication to addressing homelessness in a country as wealthy as Luxembourg is truly commendable. It's a stark reminder that behind the glamour of financial hubs, real people face serious challenges that require urgent and consistent attention. 👏
Late stage capitalism. Everything will all be over soon.
I really do not understand why these people expect the government to provide and do almost everything for them. Can't they move their asses and find work for themselves just like any other normal person would do? I think they are lazy and are contended to just receive hangouts in exchange for nothing as if they are little princesses. When my family and I arrived in Australia as refugees from Vietnam we did not have anything except the clothes we were wearing and we did not speak a word of English. Now I am an engieneer( with doctorate degree), my sister a doctor( surgeon) and our youngest is a solicitor (lawyer). Our parents now owns 7 houses and 20 condo units in 3 Asian countries for lease. So work hard, have a frugal lifestyle, save as much as you can and invest in sensible manner. If we can do it, I do not know the reason why these people can not do it.
Alexandra is not addressing homelessness.
She is feeding it, making the problem a lot worse, and should be scorned for such destructive nonsense.
@@BalboaBaggins just capitalism
Considering that most people working in Luxembourg actually live in nearby countries because they can't afford the rent, you imagine the magnitude of social issues there... I was also working in Luxemburg and living in France...
Kinda like venetians unable to afford to live in Venice anymore and calling it a museum.
Luxembourg has the lowest level of material poverty in the EU. Most of these homeless people aren't even from Luxembourg, like the guy from Hungary and the gypsies.
@@theactivecoconut6077 so they deserve to be homeless?
@@AfricanTravellerChannel if they're not from Luxembourg they should go back to their home country. It's not Luxembourg's responsibility to give housing for foreigners.
@theactivecoconut6077 But then who's gonna work?
Homelessness is a tough subject. Once single family homes became an investment 25 years ago, everything went downhill quickly.
Didn't the US once have laws prohibiting this?
it's not investment to blame, but the insane government rules and regulations that discourage landlords from renting any properties.
These are the repercussions of the COVID shutdowns. These same people who were screaming about wearing a mask are now complaining that their life is now gone and it is. If you don't own a house now, you never will.
Is that a hylander lynx in your pfp?
@@duncansmith7562 renting? There is no reason why housing should be in the hands of a feudal lord class instead of people owning it. They need to build more housing units but that's not gonna happen because it would hurt the people benefiting from this situation (starting with the Grand Duke)
Wait, I have 2 houses here in Accra Ghana, a business, and I tend to wonder why many Ghanaians have lost faith in themselves to travel abroad to look for work. I rent one of my houses to tenants and so not even worry them with rent. If we all decide to be kind to each other, we can have a thriving world. Billions of dollars are being spent on wars, but not to help people?
Yes billions are spent on wars because the global financial system is run by mafia elites! If only people would stand together hold them accountable like the university protestors are doing we may see change! We must demand justice for ourselves!
I agree. People should have faith in themselves and stay in their countries to help build it. I am not against imigrations, but I am against fleeing your own countrie for the hope that your problems will finish. You might have a better financial situation, but you will face so many other difficult challenges that you would not, otherwise, have in your own countrie. This MASS emigration is bad. Africans are fleeing their own country to go build other countries, as their own country need them.
you are absolutely right
if you don't collect rent, then you are not renting your property. you have given it to someone else.
other people in this world are not as wealthy as you, and don't have property they can give away, so please think of those poorer than you that don't have your luxury of choices available.
25 years ago, I worked with a Mr. Prempeh in New York. He didn’t want to stay in Ghana back then. I’m sure it is much better, today.
I always admire people like Alexandra who in the middle of the chaos of the world we are now living in have the time and energy to help, Great job Alexandra. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I really do not understand why these people expect the government to provide and do almost everything for them. Can't they move their asses and find work for themselves just like any other normal person would do? I think they are lazy and are contended to just receive hangouts in exchange for nothing as if they are little princesses. When my family and I arrived in Australia as refugees from Vietnam we did not have anything except the clothes we were wearing and we did not speak a word of English. Now I am an engieneer( with doctorate degree), my sister a doctor( surgeon) and our youngest is a solicitor (lawyer). Our parents now owns 7 houses and 20 condo units in 3 Asian countries for lease. So work hard, have a frugal lifestyle, save as much as you can and invest in sensible manner. If we can do it, I do not know the reason why these people can not do it.
Az 'igazi' német nők, ha van még olyan.. (gyerekként ismertem néhány személyt) rendkívül figyelmesek, gondoskodók. Tisztelem nagyon őket. 😍
She gets paid though
@emilio1969 that's great for you, but for every Cinderella story their are a thousand stories of failure that are swept under the rug. The economies are also very very different now. Back in the day you just drop your cv off and get a job. These days, there are hundreds of applicants for every job, complete with extensive selection process.
We need people like Alexandra in all parts of the world. What an incredible person 👏👏👏
She is doing the job voluntarily that governments we elect should do.
That duke is part of that 0.5% who owns 50% of the land at luxemburg, his mutual interest is to keep the situation as it is running....
While the Grand Duke lives in wealth, luxury and comfort.
Why do they put up with it?? No more ‘royalty’. Take your power & MONEY back, Luxembourg’ers!
Have you watched the te thing? He's one of the supporters of the voice of the street organization
@@boku5192 His is a token response. Is he sharing any of his wealth with the people or having any of his benefits/privileges, financial or other wise?
If you've never gone hungry or slept rough, you won't have empathy for poor people. That said, there's a reason immigrants do better than poor locals. And it's not because they receive imaginary advantages from the state. It's because they've seen much worse and use their opportunities.
"If you've never gone hungry or slept rough, you won't have empathy for poor people." What a load of crock. You're saying that I and countless other people are unable to feel empathy for innocent people who have been wrongfully imprisoned just because we've never been in prison ourselves. That's simply untrue. I participate in a food distribution program in my local community where I have direct contact with the poor and homeless and also have good friends who are below the poverty level so I know. Literally everyone is just a broken arm or leg or an illness away from becoming homeless. Or finding a cop in a bad mood some day looking to fill an arrest quota.
Tell that to the thousands of native Britons who've been on a waiting list for a council home for years while migrants are immediately housed.
Western governments cater to immigrants and neglect their own.
A misconception of western citizens..foreigners come to their nation to take their money!how ignorant!you pay visa fees,work,pay more as a foreign student..Africans we are more friendly than western citizens
You are confusing sympathy with empathy. It's not just semantics. @@privacyvalued4134
@@privacyvalued4134 You're confusing sympathy with empathy. It's not semantics.
I always imagined living in Luxembourg to be a dream come true. What a wake-up call.
All that glitters isn't gold.
This is one article about a very specific subject
Late stage capitalism. Everything will all be over soon.
People dont live in Luxemburg, they live in Germany or France and work in Luxemburg
ai will give universal salary for everyone, really low salaries, but it will be the only way to provide to those left behind by AI job extinction
It's wonderful how there are still good people amidst this falling world. They are real heroes.
Onok indonesia coyy
Most people are good. Stop watching propaganda on BBC.
I really do not understand why these people expect the government to provide and do almost everything for them. Can't they move their asses and find work for themselves just like any other normal person would do? I think they are lazy and are contended to just receive hangouts in exchange for nothing as if they are little princesses. When my family and I arrived in Australia as refugees from Vietnam we did not have anything except the clothes we were wearing and we did not speak a word of English. Now I am an engieneer( with doctorate degree), my sister a doctor( surgeon) and our youngest is a solicitor (lawyer). Our parents now owns 7 houses and 20 condo units in 3 Asian countries for lease. So work hard, have a frugal lifestyle, save as much as you can and invest in sensible manner. If we can do it, I do not know the reason why these people can not do it.
That lady and her team are doing an amazing job. Who would have thought Lux had poor and homeless. .
Every country has poor and homeless people. Being a rich country doesn't mean there are no people who are lazy, drug addicted, unlucky, made bad decisions, with mental issues and so on. Maybe the past decade it has become worse because of the high influx of uprepared immigrants, but where should personal responsibility end and government care begin?
Cette femme Alexandra est extraordinaire, elle sauve tellement de gens dans la misère. Immense respect à elle !
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This woman, Alexandra is EXTRAORDINARY, she helps so many people and save them out of poverty. Endless respect to her.
There's a housing shortage and poverty world wide. Landlords buy homes to profit and the super rich don't pay what is needed in order for people to earn a decent living. I say to my daughter often as we are currently living in a house share, that we will move wherever we have to go, and I don't care where until we can save for our own home. I'm tired of landlords, tax and charities taking my money. I choose not be stuck doing a desk job forever. We will keep moving and moving. Life is super unstable when you don't have your own home, bought and paid for.
You still have to pay property taxes and maintenance for the house you own. Lots of poor people forced to sell because of this. Please make sure you have side fund for this.
I feel you. It’s just like all of these and the situation we average folks are in were all programmed by govts and greedy business people so we stay were we are forever under their mercy!
That’s just taking care of yourself, not solving the problem. Which is exactly what everyone else has done, and why you have to move. Home ownership is the problem. Homes are not a market, they are a public good.
@@Rnankn
You're free to move to Cuba with that kind of thinking.
We don’t have housing shortage in my country . Stop assuming
One thing for sure is that the chasm between the poor and the rich will keep widening
AGREE.
Yes until we realise that enough is enough! Hold the wealthy accountable
Late stage capitalism. Everything will all be over soon.
Oh, I agree. So the thing to do is not keep buying things from rich companies as much as possible. Stop keep giving in to alluring advertising and the smooth sales talk of billionaires.
But people now think they 'need' things like Amazon Prime, as if it is some kind of basic necessity, when it's true purpose is to make you keep buying stuff regularly from Amazon to justify the direct debit payments.
You make a study of your life, and you will be surprised just how often you are putting money into the pockets of just a handful of super rich.
And they now try tricks to 'shame' you into buying their products, pretending they're environmentally friendly or healthy, when they are far from it.
Sadly, where the planet is concerned, climate change is the new, exploitable business venture. The super rich are going to make sure they are going to benefit from any social and environmental conditions, they hire teams of people to work on exploitative ideas all the time. Whether dollar, pound, euro or yuan, it all helps them build their bunkers deeper, because they know that if the economic situation doesn't set people against them, the climate situation will.
@@mabeaute8963accountable for being wealthy!??? That's unfair, people can as well be poor cause of being lazy.
Alexandra is a hero. God please reward her as you wish.
DW Documentary, vielen Dank wie immer 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Agreed
I live and work in Luxembourg, and we are not all rich. I have a health insurance card, the same one as the homeless man, but mine works differently. I have to pay the Dr first and wait to get the refund, so i have to have the money first, send the proof of payment, and wait. I do work, I do pay my taxes, and they are high. The situation is degrading in Luxembourg
The situation is degrading in all of western europe my friend...
Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
@@LeftLaneLooney you are so right
@@LeftLaneLooneyso we should imigrante to the Easter countries to get a better life 😬
Seems unfair sometimes that some must work day after day, hour after hour to have the luxury of free health whereas others just get it for nothing.
most people forget that Luxembourg is the only country that has FREE (!!) public transport. day in and day out you see how the homeless get on, ride for a while and finally get out at the shelter. mind-boggling!
Great documentary as always! ❤
As usual, another great documentary by DW. Thank you for honest and informative journalism which is far superior to journalism here in the U.S.
We appreciate your comment Ronald!
Superior?
State funded propaganda
There is also the other side.
When high skilled immigrants, attracted by high salaries in Luxembourg, come, work and pay taxes to support the locals that doesn't work.
But the locals want to work.
@@cancerino666 there are no cities without jobs vacancies.
They are either not qualified for the required job.
Either the available job is not the type they want to do.
Either the job pay too less than what they want.
I am all against labor immigration.
It destroys everything in the adoptive country.
You have to feed your own family before you feed someone else, no matter how over-qualified they are.
It is called survival of a culture.
*pay high taxes too
@@cancerino666there is work, but do they have the skillset?
I'm a hard working person in the United States living a clean life without drugs, cigarettes or alcohol. I don't have health insurance. I hope the U.S. government would give people like me free healthcare cards, but the government gives free healthcare for drug addicts and prison inmates. Something is not right with today's society and the world.
Lmaooo I love how people will just wake up and decide to lie on the Internet.
27:40 “Wealthiest country in Europe”, before that they mentioned how much every person makes “on average” - it’s a disservice to twist data to make an incorrect point. It’s a tax haven, the money supposedly flowing through the economy does not go to the people living there - taking that and splitting by the number of people living there does not represent the reality of who holds the money. That “wealth” is not spinning inside the local economy
That 'tax haven' money flow must be stopped.
That's exactly how they calculated the gender pay gap 😂
All I hear is people in tough situations blaming poor people 😢
My family own a consultancy business in luxembourg and business has been booming, not tough at all. So good that we were able to support my sister to buy an apartment in South of Spain. Also my parent just bought a small 5 bedroom villa in turkey. Education can help poor people however at the end of the day it is their choice
@@ghosthdel3098 lol that is the most privileged insanity i've ever heard.
@@CoreyIsTheName Education does help, whether thats money management or even small things like cooking. At the end of the day it is their choice to practice the discipline or not. I can go to a cooking class everyday but if i dont practice what i learn and buy junk food everyday i would still be unhealthy. Its up to you to make that choice.
LOL @ pressing issue is housing crisis....
No pressing issue is the modern poltician and global elite who have intentionally created this system.... in the slavery times Whip was a tool to control working class
nowdays the Whip is the homeless people and poor people... "look this might be you, so stfu work and dont ask a raise and work for pennies..."
are people actually that stupid? ITS DESIGNED LIKE THIS, so bottom 20% would be poor.... in capitalist system its possible that noone is poor
@@ghosthdel3098 You seem kind of out of touch.
Love your work, keep on getting it done. 💪
"poor" people broke into my basement in Luxembourg. For weeks they slept there, pooped and took various drugs. Took out all my stuff from bags and stole my bike. Police just took them out several times and of course they returned. Only when I installed a new door, they cannot get in anymore. The insurance haven't reimbursed anything. I don't have any pity for drug users.
fyi there are a lot of fabulously rich drug users
Keep lying
@@frankyymilkyy9001They can all rot.
Vices aren’t for people who have a spine.
@@praguhbis Keep trying to convince yourself they’re lying. Drug dealers make stupid amounts of money … they’re not getting rich from poor people.
@@frankyymilkyy9001 if you can afford drugs, have at it. I could care less what you do. Dont make me, or the taxpayers for your drug use. Same goes for everything else. Use drugs responsibly.
Wow god bless Alexandra! It’s tough in New York too!!
Really great content as always by DW, this was very interesting look into a side of Luxembourg most people never knew existed. I'm from NYC and this was an eye opener, I always tell people online alot of these countries aren't exactly as portrayed by the media. If you don't have a proper job then it could be like hell on earth to afford living here. I'm blessed to be born into the family I was born into and the country I was born but thank God for people like Alexandra, truly a remarkable woman with a huge heart, empathetic eyes and sound ears. May God continue to bless her with health and strength so she can continue to shine her light in such dark times.
It's shocking that such a wealthy European country, richer than in many ways than the UK. Sounds like the average earner, earns far more and yet it sounds that these wealthy people do not care. But at least in the UK, the government does provide hostels and government benefits to pay the rent to house for the homeless, especially if you are under 25. The UK does help. It can take more time to process, as there is a massive pressure with homelessness right now.
Luxembourg is the financial capital of Europe. Most of jobs available needs experienced experts, professionals with skills that those guys in the street don't have.
Construction industry needs people with skills that those guys don't have.
Moreso, it requires patience to get a job in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg is a professional country. Without a skill, you can't survive.
Most of those in the street are drug addicts from Romania, Hungary, France and other EU countries with no skills at all.
Recruiting agencies needs people with skills that those guys don't have.
Generally, to survive in the Luxembourg, you need skills and experience.
Never expect the government to give you a job. Go looking for one. Most Luxembourgers don't have skills. Immigrants got skills and pay tax to keep the government going. No need to get angry with them. Go to school, or get a skill.
If this is true, it means that the government is actively contributing to a situation in which its own native population can't afford to live in their own country anymore. Why don't have natives the right to complain about their own country? Sorry but this globalist picture you're painting is not what national governments are created for, they exist to protect and care for the lives of their citizens. Making it seem that people should not complain about getting pushed out of their own native land by market forces is such a delulu globalist take, sorry bro, borders and nations exist.
The financial capital of the EU, not Europe. Switzerland
Whole western world is still so poor, real rich will never colonize others as simple as that.
I have skills in finance, English fluent. Is there any HR employment services that grant Visa sponsorship to Indians? Also I don't know German or French & also no track record of Schengen Visa?
@@Shaktobengalee no, you will not be able to come like this, no one will sponsor the visa.
Just because a country is rich does not mean it's for foreigners
As a Dutch person commonly visiting Luxembourg as a holiday country, the country side such as Müllerthal, not Luxembourg city itself, i can only say that this situation is going on in every western city. Also Amsterdam and Rotterdam. I can only imagine that this is a western problem. Not a Luxembourg problem. I can imagine that all major industrial European cities are facing the same problem.
As for Luxembourg. I'd take a bet that this doesn't apply to cities and villages such as Vianden and Echternach and Diekirch and such.
Only Luxembourg city where the money is at. So that's where immigrants will go to. This documentary is biased ass hell.
Like i said. It goes for the entirety of Westen Europe. With every major city in it. Amsterdam for my point of view is a complete getto except where the money is at. The rest of the Netherlands is doing fine.
Immigrants and drifters only go for the central hub. The same with Luxembourg City. This documentation is useless. It tells us something we already knew.
And as a re-comment. Luxembourg as Europes wealthiest country?
I bet that Switzerland, Norway and Liechtenstein have something to say about that.
Harsh review😮
Here in the USA, we have ten of millions of poor and homeless people sleeping in the street at night, while our government hanging out hundred of billion dollars of aid to other countries for military and other assistance.. Just saying.
Well why are Americans in relative more important than other people.lovong on war and starvation. Plus, America doesn't have the power leverage it has globally of it does not provide financial support for its ideologies and allies. Trump reduced.input and the consequence was it created a power vacuum that China gladly stepped into.
Austere America providing Universal Health Care for Israel ... keep paying your American taxes because your salvation depends on it
Looks like San Francisco and LA , EU version.
👏👏👏 you’re clever 🤦🏻
This world needs more people like Alexandra.
There are people that make abuse of kindness and don't want to work
This world needs more vegans.
It's understandable that some locals may fall on hard times, but I'm not sure how foreigners are even allowed into the country unless they have a secure, well paying job or souce of income.
Indeed🎉
Thank you, Alexandra,
Homeless people with dental care and medical care?!? That’s ultimately impossible even here in Canada, another “rich” country.
Are you kidding me?
@@jaiyabyrd4177 In Canada nobody has free dental care unless they have private insurance. Federal government recently released free dental care but only for kids and seniors. Still, there will be long wait lists. For medical there’s free Medicare, but the wait list to get a general practitioner is so long that people get discouraged. Sometimes it can take a person 3 years to be taken by a general practitioner. Not enough doctors, not enough nurses. Health system in Canada is a ticking bomb. There’s been people who died at the emergency wait room because they weren’t served on time.
@@omararturoramirez5262
I had no idea.
Here in the U.S. the Progressives keep pushing for Universal Health Care like Canada's.
But after talking to you I'm happy to pay for my insurance.
Thank you for educating me on this crisis I never knew it was so bad. This is disheartening.
Very interesting reportage.
In 2020, 64% of children born in Luxembourg were to mothers of foreign origin, both from other EU member states and from non-EU countries. If it wasn't for immigration there would be no housing shortage in Luxembourg, it only immigration that is making the population grow versus decline. So immigration is both a blessing and a curse to the country.
Same thing in the US, Los Angels homelessness I mean California 🥲
Yep! From San Diego here.
Yeah California policies creates the homeless industrial complex.....San Fransicko is the book that explains that
I thought that freedom of movement within the EU/EEA is only if you can support yourself in a country you move to.
Don't get the case o José, why he is not coming back ? There is still plenty of work in Portugal in construction and salaries there are rising.
God Bless Alexander. Very few people in the world today could do what she is doing. She is an example of a living saint on earth.
Truly humbling and inspiring
DW always the best in Documentaries.. Ilove yo so much DW
That food looks really good!!!!
Lol😂😂
Janick is hating on those poor people whom he shares his free meals with. Ironic.
Ultimate irony. Angrier at immigrants than the government that caused the issue in the first place. Eager to blame others
He's only 22 but from the way he talks, he's brewing anti-immigrant sentiment in his mind just because he couldn't find a job.
for Janick, those immigrant poor people are poor by choice in Luxembourg but he is poor in Luxembourg by no choice.
but it makes me think, if he's willing to accept any job then why not enlist in the army where he will most likely receive a free housing in the barracks and a stable income (and pension by the time he retires)?
Well, his ancestors were most likely there for thousands of years, using their blood sweat and tears to make the country, so I do think he should have more a claim than those who just move in. I'm sure his ancestors strove hard for their posterity, but people can't realize that.
@@kelkil79 His ancestors are probably immigrants like everyone else
All these homelss people always blame the government. Maybe they should blame themselves for making poor choices and be more humble. Blaming others will never help except be a bitter person.
I think is clear that throughout the developing world housing has completely become an investment rather than a place you live on and its horrible the situation people aren't owners.
Luxembourg is developed
Mostly by locals who came back home from making their money abroad.
Moving there with my wife from Dallas to become homeless and do our dental work. Dental in USA is for privileged
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That's exactly what some people do when they come to Europe. The system will collapse if those who profit don't pay their share in taxes.
Big corporations, and a handful of billionaires not paying taxes for decades...and not paying workers living wages...societies are collapsing because they have broken the people who kept them running.
It’s interesting to see this view of Europe. As we’re inundated with travel vlogs on YT that romanticize parts of Europe with luxury views and the life of opulence people are supposedly living. I appreciate the realness of this documentary!
Ya is good because the poitician are hiden the real image,while people are soffering everwere.
Most Europeans certainly don’t live in opulence. But what’s new is a housing shortage ( and associated economic issues) that clearly affects even countries such as Luxembourg despite it being a very very wealthy country.
What I've learned from the comments: people are outraged when a nation they don't live in chooses to aid people who are less fortunate. 🙄
It's happening in other countries as well. Illegal Aliens in America get more $ than homeless American Military Vets. Seems to be some western liberal issue. Other non western liberal countries say no and deport you immediately. No free hotels, no free meals, no free nothing.
Instead of their own people
Fortune is not what determines well being, control and access to resources does. So policy, which is a choice.
@@madden12the idea of countries having their own people is madness.
@@Rnankn usually the same thing- fortune and access to resources. Come on pal.
God blesses alexandera and team
I came as a foreigner student to Belgium and I earn a decent income here. If I came to this country with almost nothing, no network, and only onw of the national languages and managed to study, land a job as a public servant, and live in the prettiest city of the country, I have no sympathy for people who grew up here and had all possibilities and help channels from the government.
Maybe because you brought with you your mentality from India disregarding those who are poorer? You never know what happened to people. Don't judge them too quickly. One day you may lose your job and sleep next to them. Will you accept others judging you like you do judge them? Think please.
@@lukei6255He is not Indian. I think he is Portuguese.
Great for you. However, only Cinderella stories are acclaimed. But for every one of them, there are a thousand failures. Success is not just about hard work but also being lucky enough to have the opportunity. The economy is also far more competitive. I used to get interviews handing my cv into businesses. These days you have to wait for a job to come up, hundreds of people will apply and the interview process will be exhaustive.
I live in a suburb of Vancouver, Canada, where we have increasing homelessness and poverty, with people lining up in soup kitchens and sometimes begging for food. Some of them live in little campers by the side of the road. It's sad to see that a place as rich as Luxembourg would have this kind of poverty, but not a complete surprise to me. In Canada's case, we have do-nothing government and a powerful elite who engage in real estate speculation - and they make sure there are no real reforms to change anything.
What do-nothing government? Rent control, tenants' rights among other forms of government meddling enabled short-term renting, renoviction and corporate investment.
@@shauncameron8390 If you are also from Canada I have no idea why you say this. We have very little rent control in the Vancouver area while real estate speculation is out of control. As far as tenants rights I didn't mention that but they should have some rights.
I’m going back to take my family and become homeless in Luxembourg…my wife is from Luxembourg many generations ago and can’t speak German or French. My dog and I will be fine and get some peace and quiet
Too bad your wife isn't a Luxembourgish citizen
I didn't know Serge well personally, but I remember his kids from our time together at the same elementary school. It's disheartening to hear about his financial struggles. I noticed his move from his previous place, but I never realized the depth of their situation.
DW Thank you for all the good Doc's. You guys do great work ! Don't stop
Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts! We appreciate your support :)
My hat goes off to the wonderfully kind hearted volunteers & to think where folks are bilingual in German & French but struggling to make ends meat is beyond me. I hope all support goes to those who deserve it 🙏
I really do not understand why these people expect the government to provide and do almost everything for them. Can't they move their asses and find work for themselves just like any other normal person would do? I think they are lazy and are contended to just receive hangouts in exchange for nothing as if they are little princesses. When my family and I arrived in Australia as refugees from Vietnam we did not have anything except the clothes we were wearing and we did not speak a word of English. Now I am an engieneer( with doctorate degree), my sister a doctor( surgeon) and our youngest is a solicitor (lawyer). Our parents now owns 7 houses and 20 condo units in 3 Asian countries for lease. So work hard, have a frugal lifestyle, save as much as you can and invest in sensible manner. If we can do it, I do not know the reason why these people can not do it.
It’s a interesting documentary. I’m Latin American and a lot of people think that Europe’s countries are perfect. Thanks for the humble labor with needy people ❤.
I'll be praying for all
The 22 year old dude is blaming immigrants that he couldn't find a job. Well, he said so himself that he doesn't have any experience. It seems like it hasn't occurred to him that companies rather hire a job seeker with experience regardless of nationality than a local who's got no experience.
A whole continent is open to him!! He can relocate to any of these countries if it's that bad in Aelxburgh!
You are missing the point. He shouldn't have to relocate anywhere. The system has failed him and he will in turn resent the immigrants coming over. Who wouldn't move to Luxembourg to get free dental and medical? In Canada the medical system is not even up to third world standards anymore. They have "patients" now smoking crack inside rooms in hospitals in British Columbia. Just Google it. You think it's not normal for a young painter to be out of work and to feel that immigrants are taking over, but if it happened to you, I'm sure the feelings would change overnight. If I was in my 20's I'd be livid as well.
He worked as a painter & designer. But he said, if it needed for him to work other jobs eventhough he has no experience in that field, he would grab it in order to earn money.
@@segante without skills the continent is not open to him.
we all started out without experience or skills...untill somone or company gave us a break and traind us.
What a great selfless lady she is....
The workers keeping those in castles rich
1984
Stay strong people! ❤
When we see elderly people living in poverty, we quickly become sentimental, you know. No one tells us how many parties in Ibiza or Thailand they spent.... When they are young, they live too much in the moment without investing in their future...
Pretty much.
No every elderly person living in poverty was partying in Ibiza or Thailand in their youth.
@@nomahope3182
But many didn't save or plan for their futures.
@@shauncameron8390seriously ?
@@junglesuperstar9270
More often than not.
Thank you. Glad you are happy. You inspire me as a late 50 year old moving to Portugal soon with my husband. All this helps with acclimating to our new home. I know we can no longer stay in US and Portugal has a spiritual calling for me. I can only imagine the possibilities.
I think the >100k€ something per capita of these financial hubs distorts the reality. I don’t think these countries are as rich as their gdps show. Same in Ireland. That money that goes through large financial companies books aren’t all distributed to the people of that country. On the contrary these countries attract high paid expats which increases the rents and cost of living for locals. A country needs real manufacturing of goods and services, and agriculture to be rich. Being a head quarter of big companies isn’t enough.
You are 100% right!!
Rather interesting.
It's strange to see poor people in the richest country by percapita . What surprised me more is that people from France and Germany go there to work . There are a few good people living still .who are helping out the needy ones. God Bless them 🙏
The issue with GDP valuations lies in the curve being disproportionately high at one end due to a few outliers, which skews the overall perspective. A country's GDP does not accurately represent the well-being of the "average" citizen.
"If Bill Gates walks into a bar, everyone is suddenly a billionaire on average". Median salaries are a better metric.
@@DG-ie5ip
The modern wealth structure skews the supply and demand system, as excessive money is concentrated in the hands of a few, resulting in reduced monetary flow through the economy. Money must be finite to retain value. When wealth accumulates in the bank accounts of the top 1%, it implies that less money is circulating in the general economy for the remaining 99%.
@@alexnezhynsky9707
This would bring us nearer to understanding, but the data will still be distorted by those earning exorbitant salaries, which is not comparable to the income of hourly workers. Salaried employees have a predetermined income, whereas hourly laborers must clock in daily and will not earn more than their scheduled hours. A single figure is insufficient; a comprehensive set of metrics is necessary to clarify the economic standing of the entire population.
@@alexnezhynsky9707I think you may mean the "mode".
Did she say 1 in 15 residents are millionaires. UK the homes are sky high. I live in a 2bedroom flat and it cost £1350pm, im a single parent and disabled after having my son. I use to work 6 night shifts in a nursing home, i have some savings, done my bsc and masters degree. But God had other plans for me. Money isnt everything but little helps. It is a struggle living off little benefit which doesnt cover full rent cost as council property are taken by foreigners, being British born i feel let down, i did pay into the system since 2013 when i had good health. For me rent, bills and food comes first, clothes and outing are luxury.
Yeah, statistically 1 in 15 residents are millionaires. Lux is a small country, and there are a few factors which falsify thar statistic :
- Lux is a "tax haven" for wealthy people from all over the world. Many rich have their residence in Lux, but they actually do not live there. A friend of mine is self employed, his job is to look after empty houses for super rich who are registered in Lux but are actually never physically there. They just moved their assets there, and own a house there. You will be surprised how many houses are empty all the time.
- Lux, being a tiny country, is a banking center. These upper 1% of the people earn a lot of money - but if you take these people out of the statistics, the average income before taxes in Lux is approx 65K euro/ year, and if you see the cost of living, it is hard to come by as a single unmarried with that amount of money.
Alexandra. God bless her.
Some folks think that if they go to a "rich" country, they should become rich too, as if that country and its people owe them everything 🙄😏
Same thing has happened all around the world.
Need an international data base based on what the property prices are currently and before.
Compare with US poverty those in Luxembourg seems like wealthy…
I have never seen wealthy homelessness. Homelessness is ugly, whether it be in the US or in Luxembourg.
@@susanarsoniadou didn’t say that…I said that comparing with US poor people those in Luxembourg seems in better care and maybe easier to get out of their situation..and I am sure that most of Europe is like that…
It's not a competition.
@@BalboaBaggins In the end of the day it's...because different countries today are competing to attract people...not saying poor or unskilled (even though they want poor and stupid some countries bc they're cheap labor, modern slavery) by lowering taxes, cost of living and most important safety...people aren't stupid anymore...Safety and work balance are what makes people to attract to a country
When you grow up in a wealth environment and you don't even have the curiosity to travel to very different places than what you are used to, it is very easy to lose contact with reality. Most of the world population do not have a high quality of life with all basic needs satisfied: Housing, functioning sewers, safety, healthcare, education, a steady access to food and clean water. I agree that it is very inconvenient to see people living on the streets and begging. It is even heartbreaking. Let's use that negative feeling to push us for solutions. There is nothing wrong in being rich but when we allow that to happen at the cost of millions having too little or nothing, than we have a society that doesn't really work.
Luxembourg looks like a big illusion. Many years ago lots of migrants from Luxemburg moved in to Brazil, now the descendants are leaving there good life in Brazil to Luxemburg and facing lots of difficulties, like no job and no housing, and then after awhile they return back to Brazil. The problem is that the money, as in many parts of the world, it's concentrated in a just few hands.
Dang EU. I don't even have health insurance, let alone dentist care......
A Chicken Farmer in Texas
Whose fault is that?
thats the freedom you choose living in Texas right?
@@williamwilson6499in America we have freedom. It’s up to the person. But we also have the freedom to take what we need or want…
@@williamwilson6499 it's definitely your fault
I want to be a homeless ppl in Germany
Lol the guy has to leave the property during divorce ? What kind of law is that? Also his son lives with him. So he loses his home and also have to take care of two people's finances while the wife gets the home and no responsibilities. Absolutely mind-boggling 😂😂😂
Don't you just love gender equality?
@@shauncameron8390 Not all men are stupid. Some men are bachelors.
@@shauncameron8390I yearn for true gender equality, this is misandry.
Maybe he is an ahole & it’s his karma
That's feminism and our misandrist laws that have been in practice for 60 years now.
Wow thanks for helping.....we are sorry for not getting any ....
Super interesting
Well done
Thank you for this fascinating documentary on the homeless issue in Luxembourg. Very interesting. I enjoyed hearing how people are managing their lives under difficult situations - it's actually inspiring.
Thank you very much for watching!
Alexandra and her organisation are a godsend to humanity.
This is a success story God bless you
Europe is Kaput. But that's for another documentary.
Sorry to break it to you but these men dont like it in Hungary because they will have to work for what they have!! Indeed there are people in real need but not those you show. They are able body men and should work!
exactly, this is my opinion as well. those two are lazy to work, blaming everything on Viktor Orbán.
Nice one!
Pretty much.
Wow, I have literally just got back from Luxembourg, staying in Clausen but at my office in Kirchberg. Never thought there was such a social crisis there in Europe's richest country 😮 hope they sort out more social housing.
Brawo good job
José, volta para Portugal 🇵🇹
In America, rents are so expensive. You can't afford to purchase a home due to mortgage interest rates and the selling price. Homelessness is a huge problem in our major cities. We have these same problems and the same people complaining about the problems. It is the same.
There is also homelessness in rural areas in the USA as well!!
Same starting here in 🇦🇺 @ a rapid pace!
Most homeless people were nowhere near financially able to buy or rent a home... What's low income housing when you're flat broke and a drug addict. People blame housing prices like these people were close to affording ANYTHING
it seems the most of the indigene are too relaxed and depending mostly on the government .Most ofthe foreigners coming in are well educated and they took advantage of the high paying jobs
0:25 cute doggo with jacket ❤
Why should you be 25 years to qualify to get welfare? It doesn't make any sense.
I just had a discussion with the Luxembourg Consulate in Toronto to suggest that the Grand Duke make a donation to social housing. His wealth was hereditary. Lead by example always. I am of Belgian Heritage and have been to Luxembourg but am a Canadian born.
Never happen. He's just going to pay lip service whilst still keeping his wealth
There is this guy named Carl that said something very simillar, comrade
@miguelokada768 My Great Grandfather was the Belgian Prime Minister who was instrumental in forging the economic union between Belgium and Luxembourg. His name was Henri Jaspar. Luxembourg, like Switzerland, and others, such as The Grand Cayman, are profiting by bank laws that on the face of it are essentially unethical. So lead by example Luxembourg. End of story.
@@EarlGreyLattex
Because ultimately, he doesn't owe anyone a thing.
Alexandria is a rare gem - God bless her ❤
As an American, I find it extremely pathetic that someone without ANY qualifications thinks they have the right to complain about immigrants. You have skills in something that is not in demand(and you complain about not having work). Is someone at a bank supposed to just hand you a 120,000 euro job when you don't have any qualifications to be a bank teller, much less a bank manager? Like get a grip, and get your life together. You expect to just be handed something because of your skin color or birthplace. Absolutely not.
I'm completely an outsider 😅but I totally understand your point of view. There is a reason for example why French people are getting jobs that locals cannot get. I mean employers obviously found what they needed in these immigrants and that's why they took them on. I still however agree with the idea that natives should be prioritized up to a point. If you look at policies that many countries are following, like Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and many others, it's much easier to get a job if you're a native or have been neutralized. You can get a job in these countries as a foreigner but I find many who gave up on some of their rights to get a job and that in and of itself is yet another problem.
@@rehabalsaleh166 I think because I come from a country that is full of different ethnicities, I struggle with the concept of a "native." The issue is not that natives are not given priority, the problem is the lack of a good welfare system for natives to rely on. If the welfare system was good enough, natives would be able to focus on getting qualifications to live comfortably in their own country. Many countries have this problem as well.
@@dominiquelindsay105 Yeah I understand better now. It's like a vicious cycle that will continue until the government decides to break people free of it. You need to take the essentials for granted to focus on improving your skills, but you need skills to get a job and improve financially. It's sad indeed. Thanks a lot for your comment. And yeah it's difficult for countries like the US and Canada to think about the concept of immigrant and native. I think it's about whether you're a first generation or more that we can differentiate but not sure really if that works.
As a Canadian, I think it is very pathetic that Americans will ignorantly defend a system of accounting that measures only utility for capital accumulation, which conveniently overlooks the harms and damages that result and conceitedly excludes all other forms of value intrinsic to people and nature. Let’s just account for your share of pollution, overconsumption and resource depletion compared to the people you criticize. You’ve exceeded your fair share as a human, and owe an enormous bill to those who haven’t. So why exactly do you think you should just be handed something?
@@Rnankn You definitely like the havoc Justin Trudeau has brought to Canada eh?