tax system ramps up and shafts you so hard that you actually earn less than when your income was a mere 70-80k.

This is wild.

Crime is functionally legal in the UK.

White collar crimes just are a cost of doing business, the violent ones... well...

On the topic of GDP and Interest... If every nation state in the world has a debt and is paying interest... who is getting the money, because I sure as hell haven't seen any of it ;)

BTW, Your Part 1, could have been 3 parts, and each would have been equally valid as standalone posts.