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I can't reply directly to your comment on terrorism but I completely refute your argument. As an Irish person I can tell you right now that the EU has been ins

I can't reply directly to your comment on terrorism but I completely refute your argument. As an Irish person I can tell you right now that the EU has been instrumental in helping end the conflict in Northern Ireland (and I'm sure the same in Basque areas etc also). While they didn't negotiate the actual peace agreements - the benefits that came with EU membership were vital to ensuring the Republican/Nationalist leadership came to the negotiating table. -> increased standard of living -> jobs -> social protection -> fair trials -> rights for citizens etc etc etc

merb 11y ago
Btw. Ireland is one of the best examples why the EU doesn't work. A lot of the good parts of Ireland happened, caused by the low cut tax rates. Even german companies used some tricks until 2014/2015 to get money out of the EU by using some 'double Irish arrangement' or other stuff. Ireland is actually one of the best countries for businesses inside the EU and it can't be good that one country is better than any other country inside the EU. In a group of countries with the same exchange it should be forbidden to have different tax rates and some other specials for companies. Also I doubt that 90% of the stuff you said would be possible just without the EU. I also thing that actually most things would actually be easier. Actually there is way more controversial stuff inside the EU that I know of and that is publicly available. Also I live in germany and we profited the most from the things happened inside the EU, that's actually controversial as well.
- fauigerzigerk 11y ago
  >In a group of countries with the same exchange it should be forbidden to have different tax rates and some other specials for companies. You mean like the states that share the USD, aka. the United States of America? Or like Scotland and England lately? The Out Campaign would be the first to complain about a one size fits all tax policy for the whole of the Eurozone.

merb 11y ago

Btw. Ireland is one of the best examples why the EU doesn't work. A lot of the good parts of Ireland happened, caused by the low cut tax rates. Even german companies used some tricks until 2014/2015 to get money out of the EU by using some 'double Irish arrangement' or other stuff. Ireland is actually one of the best countries for businesses inside the EU and it can't be good that one country is better than any other country inside the EU. In a group of countries with the same exchange it should be forbidden to have different tax rates and some other specials for companies. Also I doubt that 90% of the stuff you said would be possible just without the EU. I also thing that actually most things would actually be easier. Actually there is way more controversial stuff inside the EU that I know of and that is publicly available. Also I live in germany and we profited the most from the things happened inside the EU, that's actually controversial as well.

fauigerzigerk 11y ago
>In a group of countries with the same exchange it should be forbidden to have different tax rates and some other specials for companies. You mean like the states that share the USD, aka. the United States of America? Or like Scotland and England lately? The Out Campaign would be the first to complain about a one size fits all tax policy for the whole of the Eurozone.