Subj : Re: New to this
To   : boraxman
From : StormTrooper
Date : Sun Apr 20 2025 07:30 pm

 bo> Oddly, the economy used to serve us much better, so its not really a
 bo> testament to this policies success.  I was better off 20 years ago when
 bo> I was just a Technical Office than now, when I'm in a more senior
 bo> position.

I'd have to somewhat agree, I to was personally in a better position, it'd be more than 20 years ago. Only paid 97k for my first home, and funding it wasn't a nightmare in itself.  No way I could manage that now, on those same types of jobs.  The problems we see more obviously now were still there... property was already on a wild trajectory it was just coming off a way lower base so it wasn't quite so obvious and the inflation it dragged with it hadn't bled across the whole economy yet.

 bo> There is a fee of about that much if you want Permanent Residency.  Not
 bo> sure about the initial VISA.

Is that what it is.. never needed to look into it.  Only got odd references from a few guys I used to work with.  One place I worked had new guys almost every week... plenty of guys with Quals from OS they couldn't use because they weren't recognised here.

ST

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