Spain update - Should We Be Concerned or Not?
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2024
- Spain news update and although Spain is not planning to bring back compulsory military service anytime soon, other European countries are. So should we be concerned about possible threats or not?
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Most of these problems are the Government's own doing.
Want to fix unemployment? Reduce bureaucracy and taxes.
Want to fix housing? Reduce bureaucracy and taxes.
You don't know how to fix Britain's problems and you want to teach others lessons.
@@salustrever8846 How do you know Dave does know how to fix Britain´s problems ?
What housing crisis ? There are literally thousands of houses and apartments for sale down the Med coast, from Girona to Algeciras. A lot of ex-pats have returned to their home countries leaving empty properties which agents are having a hard time trying to sell, even with drastically reduced asking prices. The same with half-built blocks which local authorities have halted completion of, claiming they are 'illegal'..... but hey, its those same authorities who turned a blind eye to the start of those builds by developers. Firstly Spain needs to look at why it has a huge empty housing stock.
Those are houses in vacation locations, people need houses where the jobs are, meaning the big cities or near them, within a reasonable commute distance.
There is also a lot of empty houses in small interior villages, the problem is you can hardly make a living there. Brilliant if you are retired or on holidays but not so much if you need to work.
@@mercedesgc well said
@@mercedesgc I would have though that, if a house or flat is in a vacation location, there would be plenty of jobs near it, seeing as tourism is Spain's major employer - 13.7% of the working population.
@@chrissmurray255 tourism is a mayor employer, that’s true, but it’s a seasonal work, beginning end of May till first of October. It’s not at all a stable job. Better than nothing though.👍🏻
I can understand their point. Same happened in London . The rents are so hi the employed Cannot afford to pay them.
Employment laws in spain are anti employer in the extreme. It prevents any small business from growing. Therefore expanding its workforce.
The Locals need cheap rental housing. They are not looking to purchase properties. They are so many properties in Spain that have been illegally built, and the people who built them never went to prison for doing it. Furthermore, they kept the huge amounts of profit from the illegal activities. Why did the courts not seize all their assets and hand it back to the people who were conned in the first place? Simple, corruption is rife in Spain.
British analyzing Spain in 0.2 seconds.Stereotypes+arrogance=Spain is corrupt.Look at the UK, where children are short due to poor nutrition and the management disaster of their rulers and stop giving lessons on topics you don't know.
I built 1,200 small houses for the teachers union in Thailand in 6 months by modular system purchased from South Korea, the cost was 22,500 Euros. It can be achieved, except the politicians will want their cut!!!!
World is collapsing under its own weight.
Unfortunately unemployed it's due to by far too much bureaucracy,EU laws and regulation have restricted the future of the new generation,also the arrival of immigrants from Africa have not help much ,the situation was much better at the time of the pesetas and everything was very cheap
Bought my elderly aunt a virtual reality tour of Egypt and the 3D headset. She loved it! Safe, no travel discomfort, no food poisoning or crime! Like an audio book it was many hours of various sites.
Sounds like an option to me for some people. I guess we could hide her cell phone and take her purse to simulate the true tourist experience! LOL
hahahah lame
Great idea to add bag snatching but please don’t mug her !
They do not say where housing is needed. I for one, have seen many empty houses and flats. You also see, many unfinished building of houses, and some stay that way for years. I do not know if it is due to economic issues or illegally building or just having problems getting the planning completed.
Whatever happened to Cuidad Valdeluz near Madrid? Still empty?
Enjoyed the video Stuart.
It's a bureaucratic nightmare to do any reforms - not to mention costly. That is the absolute easiest way to create more housing, though. Problem is, the Government loves the elderly votes so they're just going to give lip service to the housing costs on young people to ensure they keep the homeowners (50+ years of age) happy.
Thought there was a water shortage here ! As regards house here the taxes to buy are robbery here , no help for the younge4 generation even if you have a job !
A better way is to incentivize military enrollment via benefits, compensation and other advantages. It certainly would be a good way to help reduce the unemployment rate. Spain, like any other economically strong country, must be capable of defending itself. Location means little in relation to Russia with today’s weapons.
It’s no surprise that youth unemployment is so high, no one in their right mind would employ anyone in Spain due to the excessive, social security, administration costs, finiquitos, 38 days holiday pay, health and safety courses, time sheets, natal leave, sick leave, and what ever else they can dream up, where is the incentive? There is no dynamics in employment policy, the politicians are out of ideas and corrupted by the corporations. The population accepts it’s the way that it’s always been and have not got the passion for change, sadly.
Very true
But if you are working you are very glad to have these.And most of that is Standard in a lot of the EU countries.
They probably could employ lots of people if they ever decided to take the horrid tagging/graffiti problem seriously!
Mil gracias por el video Stuart we have a fair few videos to catch up on .had to do jury service
Thanks again for sharing 👍
There’s no way I’d rent out houses in Spain. My abogado said don’t invest in Spanish rental property as you’re giving away houses for free. I have several close friends buy properties to rent out, who can’t evict Spanish renters & they can’t sell with them in. 😂😢😮😢😂
I thought of employing someone full time , I consulted my accountant. He said I must pay them minimum 18k , he/she would then take home 12k after tax , but I would have to pay 26k in total ! Something seriously wrong with the system , it has to change !
With 28% youth unemployment it would seem that compulsory military service might be a good idea?
Unaccompanied minors are often sent by their families for a better life. I don’t believe unaccompanied minors would be sent to Rwanda. There is a lot in place for them in the UK. In Oxford my daughter volunteered for Asylum Welcome which helped unaccompanied youngsters particularly. She really enjoyed helping them
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One thing which might help with the employment issue would be a more encouraging attitude towards starting a business. Just let people get on with it and start taxing them if they are still going after maybe two years.
Well at least give them a helping hand by not taxing them for first year or two . Dreadful , slow and inefficient service in Spain . They should study how other countries do it ! Something is definitely wrong here .
@harriettt9857 Average man on the street is not going to own a business. They want it all. It's the same pattern all over Europe.
@@harriettt9857 no different than the UK. my hubby was self employed and had a really good first year. 2nd year he got taxed on that first years takings. However, he lost a good customer thru no fault of his own but the taxman did not care. He could not claim loss of income neither. It was horrendous to get taxed almost as much as he had earned.
When you make things more expensive you get less of it. It’s too expensive to hire, keep and possibly get rid of employees. The hiring, and possible fire employees is difficult and expensive. You only hire the highest quality people and only if you must have them hence the higher unemployment. Many of the legislators in the States have never signed the front of a check. Might that be the case in Spain?
Not relate to you current video but thought you might be interested.: Hi Stewart, Sudden and unexpected doubling of medication price in Spain. I just came back from my Pharmacy to get a Ventolin inhaler on prescription. I was a little surprised to see it had increased from 20c on prescription to 40c. Not a big deal really as it on prescription. I asked the pharmacist why and they explained the cost price has increased from €2 to €4 in the month of April, that a 100% increase with no explanation and no coverage in the general media. Has anyone any idea why generic medication is suddenly been hiked? Thought you might be able to find out more, I am sure it is not just Ventolin.
Hello Stuart, our village has a pattern of robberies each year ,every November , houses broken into just in time for christmas ,the authorities have sound and vision on the thieves who a well armed up to break in even if one is asleep , we have prepared for this event with all kinds of security but nothing stops them ,so why don't the authorities act and catch em? Good question ! Maybe someone on your channel can offer an opinion on these events .
Thanks for all your info ,love the trips around Spain ,please keep it coming l look forward to your news and friendly face .
Hi, still around but can only see your YTs at midday. You seem, too, be getting better and better as the years tick by. Spain isn't the only country that has problems for the young people being able to afford accommodation incites or even in towns. When I lived in Devon we had the same problem, especially second homes (such as here in Galicia) making prices higher because of the availability. However I was very lucky and the local council rented us a beautiful Council house, which Spain doesn't have, and I was lucky enough to be able to buy a badly made house here when I was much much older here in Galicia, because of finally working in a good job. Air-B&B came about for people to earn a bit extra by renting their homes, probably to pay the taxes- I even thought of it as they have increased so much over the latter years. I just want to THANK YOU and say sorry I can only support you by LIKES. Hugs Joy
Thanks!
Would military service not help the unemployment situation also?
If there is no water in andalucia it would be foollish to build houses here. Also unemployment is bad so why arent the immigrants being deported.
Need to stop movement. The locals find it hard to find employment and accommodation. The effects of covid is ignored from leaders.
Was today's video news good, "I don't know"!!!
Gee Stuart, 28% youth unemployment and no compulsory military service. Maybe service , starting with basic training and learning how to make your bed in the morning in the barracks would be a start to becoming industrious and employable. To paraphrase Charles Dickens, : are there no yards to be landscaped, are there no ditches to be dug?" And seriously, a housing crisis with the low indigenous Spanish birth rate points to funding accommodation better than that which illegal migrants had in their home countries After all we have zoning, building codes and minimum living standards. Not to mention welfare cheques for all. "Unaccompanied youths should be returned to the parents that did not "accompany" them. We know where they are from.
Mom makes the bed.....
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Simon is paying 230€ on a FARMHOUSE not Townhouse Stu !🤪
I do not think that the servicio militar for both men and women would be such a bad thing. I feel however that there should be a choice between military or civil service.
I suppose it would be good for the government, then I am sure that they would achieve their desired youth unemployment rate. 😊
Aye the world is not learning all this talk of war,violent crime,illegal drugs etc.This can be be put down largely to leaders that are not up to the job.
Hi all. Hopefully this means the banks will encourage new construction in the emptier areas outside of cities with low interest rates and lot sales, encourage governmental building infrastructures, encourage transportation systems to expand services. All of which creates decent paying contracts and jobs. This new source of buildable revenue, encourage income from foreign souces such as foreign business establishments, digital nomads, and pensioners without the excessive taxes. 47% encourages them to go elsewhere, while 19% for low income wages seems to be encouraged. But i’m not a tax expert and i could be wrong.
ANZAC day today, Stu. We're one of the most geographically isolated countries there are, yet we aren't immune to the goings on in the world. I'm a former Australian soldier, I think that compulsory service is a bad idea, but Spain's geographic isolation in Europe doesn't make it completely safe. Perhaps there is an opportunity here for Spain's underemployed youth.
I think getting young, long-term unemployed people into military service would be a good idea. However, a defence force should never be used to attack a peaceful country like Ukraine.
It is not that I'm fascist. Franco solved the housing problem in worse times making up the "viviendas de protección oficial". The idea and the name still persit, but nothing to do with those decent and cheap homes which still keep the fascit plaque at the entrance.
Stu.... Zero immigration is the only way forward for Spain.... 600,000 new homes needed no way Jose that can or will be achieved.... Unemployment in Spain is high whatever they tell you... Just look around businesses closing down every day...... Im talking about cuenca..... Politicians should be the first ones on the front line..... Tony cuenca
Zero immigration surely means no expats, no Stu?
No, Tony considers himself an "expat," which puts him higher up the food chain.
There are many angles - good, bad or indifferent - about compulsory military service “La Mili”, and there’s at least one that serves both the political left and right. Once in “La Mili”, that individual is no longer a member the unemployment rolls. If you add to the able body male list, the able body females of military age, and the total number of unemployed individuals is substantially reduced! Of course none of these “Mili” people are producing anything of value in economic terms. They just become a different type “necessary expense” to the tax payers. And in the end “La Mili” is more expensive than paying out unemployment benefits.
3,8 milliones de viviendas vacias en España....cual es el problema?
Yes but as an employer why would you wish to employ. You simply can’t make money and don’t forget the finiquito time bomb.
If in the future we can wear a VR headset to get high quality 4K images and sounds of tourist destinations, why would we spend thousands on a real trip to them?? Even today's walkabout videos on You Tube are providing an excellent escape to different locations around the world. I think technology is going to impact cultural tourism. Camping and beach holidays will still be popular.
Hey Stu, gudday mate, have a good one, Viva España 🇪🇦😉👊
Recently spent a week based in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. Graffiti sprayed on the walls opposite my accommodation "Digital Nomads & Tourists Go Home" I spent my good hard earned money in their local Supermarkets, Restaurants, Bars & on the island Bus service. I'll not return to Spain while I'm feeling so unwelcome. I thought that I was helping the local economy, but apparently it's not appreciated. There're are plenty of other countries that want me to visit them. Adiós españa.
Spain needs aqueducts . . . . build fresh water pipelines from northern Europe.
Some of the 'minors' arriving in ireland are very , shall we say, mature for their age.. the entire system has to be restructured so that genuine asylum seekers get priority..
As a combat veteran, the son of a WW2 ETO combat veteran and whose uncles all served, I have absolutely no interest in my son, or his future children serving and fighting to protect Europe. Reality is people appear educated and cultured but historically Europe is lazy and cheap at defending itself. Europe is also saddled with lots of historical baggage of wars and ethnic discrimination and hatred.
Prevent war by having a strong military. I do not believe USA should come for a third time to save Europe.
So yes get your citizens to start serving in military service and buying modern equipment.
common, the US is the cause of nowadays Europe situation
@goldgeologist5320 WWI was not won by the US; they contributed. WWII was won thanks to Russia. We definitely don’t need or want the US to “save” us. In fact, they could do the world a favor by stopping their interfering in other countries. Historical evidence, including declassified documents, confirms that the U.S., often through the CIA, has been involved in promoting political movements and fake colour revolutions, supporting coups, and initiating non-defensive military interventions in various countries. This is still the case nowdays, and it’s terribly depressing.
@@matacabrones4317 Yes, I'm sure if the US had not turned up in 1944 Europe would have been just fine.
@@juvenalsdad4175 yes
@@juvenalsdad4175 yes
Military conscription would at least help reduce the high unemployed numbers,
So, Spain wouldn't have to pay unemployment, but they would have to pay baby soldiers or at least the rest of the EU countries would have to pay, through EU grants.
Rota "Deployment""vet" here.
Only Portugal is more isolated/protected from "Poutine" and "The Mores" than Spain.
It will be difficult to convince Spaniards ... especially the young, responsabity-averse people to support ANYTHING compulsory ... Same for here, in the USA.
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It would be a boon to every country to have compulsory government/military service. Two years military and if you are a conscious objector then three years. They can be used in cities on civic projects, helping the elderly, the infirm, repairing streets and buildings. Also used in National Parks. It would instill a sense of discipline and work ethic.
Compulsory military service, not necessarily for war reasons. After military training, other skills can be taught. This becomes an inexpensive source of labor to build national infrastructures, as well as a trade skill is learned.
There are three and a half million empty homes in Spain
You can get a Non-lucrative visa and pay no tax in Spain. The first period of the visa is 12 months - it can be re-newed for 2 more years - and then re-newed again for another 2 years (5 years in total). You can´t work with a Spanish tax code but if you are a digital nomad with enough money in savings to cover expenses this is a good option.
Spent 14 years as an American Army NATO soldier in the 1970s to 1990s, it’s time for Europe to do its part, we are broke and defending NATO is too e pensive! Without talking about Ukraine and Israel!
US & UK are the main NATO team.
Of course you should be concerned, the EU is following the great reset agenda, that's why!! And the spanish government is complicit
Military conscription is a good thing but in countries that have been promoting gender diversity, which of the 99 genders will be concerned ?!
All of them. Any complaint about emotional distress will result in two weeks peeling potatoes and cleaning the parade ground with a toothbrush.