Lisnaholic |
05-21-2016 03:02 PM |
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Originally Posted by William_the_Bloody
(Post 1699706)
There is so much ideological rhetoric and so little facts coming from both sides of the debate that's it hard to say.
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^ Because of what you say here, I feel like monkey-tennis - that it's difficult to decide.
Luckily, the UK made a good choice in not giving up the Pound in favor of the Euro, and in not joining the Schlengen Area. In that sense we have avoided the worst consequences of EU membership, and even if the vote is to remain in, I hope those battles will not have to be re-fought. To me, control of your own currency and control of your own immigration policy are two fundamentals that a country shouldn't give up.
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Originally Posted by William_the_Bloody
(Post 1699789)
1) There is too much of a cloud of uncertainty on the economic implications of leaving.
2) Despite the loss of some political sovereignty to Brussels, as one of the economic powerhouses of the EU, Britain will ultimately have more influence if they stay within the EU.
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^ These are both worrying aspects of Brexit, and there seem to be an awful lot of financial institutions predicting an economic slump if we leave the EU. Perhaps some is partisan fear-mongering, but it is such a widespread opinión that it is difficult to dismiss.
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Originally Posted by artsycraftsy
(Post 1699894)
I say yay. We spend £350 million a week on being in the EU and I don't feel as though we get value for money.
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^ Yes, I've read a lot of horror stories (at least, economists' horror stories; "OMG look at that monster deficit!!") about off-the-scale spending because of our EU membership.
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Originally Posted by Lilja
(Post 1699899)
But where will the Brits retire to? Are you really wanting to get rid of that Tenerife option? Guess it will be exotic Blackpool in the future for you all :)
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^ Sorry, Lilja, but I'm with Goofle. Many people would probably be happier in Blackpool. I occassionally dip into a forum for retired ex-pats, and it is a sorry litany of complaints about how people feel stranded in some residential desert; the promised shopping centre was never built, the locals don't speak English, the golf course is too dusty to play on, and the value of their retirement villa has plummeted. As one journalist wrote, there is a whole group of expat Brits who retired abroad, but left their brains at Gatwick to do so.
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