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There's zero substance in the article. They use scary words like "massively", phrases like "more trade", "more jobs", but don't say specifically how many and wh
by imaginenore 10y ago
There's zero substance in the article. They use scary words like "massively", phrases like "more trade", "more jobs", but don't say specifically how many and why.
I've listened to the arguments from both sides, and the proponents of Brexit tend to give more specific reasons, while the opponent's seem to be stuck in the scare tactics and propaganda, like this article.
Take changing the terms of trade, for instance. They make it sound like the end of the world. In reality terms of trade change all the time - new laws, new agreements (TTPP recently, for example).
- nailer 10y agoBrexit folk give just as much vagueness as Remain folk - the trust is, nobody can guarantee anything whether we remain or leave the EU. Some Brexit folk have repeatedly claimed MEPs aren't elected, which is plainly false. Furthermore every EU law must must be ratified by all member states. They've also claimed that Turkey would join, which is unlikely in our lifetimes. OTOH, some Remain folk plainly think that Brexit is some kind of racist plot: as another commenter mentions, businesses that don't trade with the rest of the EU don't benefit as much as those of us that do, and that's a very reasonable viewpoint. I'm Remain - like most of London tech. My reasons are that that London draws the smartest and best people from all over Europe to start businesses here and pay taxes, and that should continue. An Australian style points system is flawed - imagine rating programmers based on their University degrees rather than their actual aptitude. However I can certainly understand the opposing viewpoint.
- awjr 10y agoI think the big value with staying in the EU is passporting and the single common market. Norway and Sweden both pay to be part of this market instrument.