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Old 04-14-2019, 08:16 AM  
Paul Markham
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What difference does the colour make?
We can control the entry of criminals.
Elected by who?
£350 million does exist.
The UK was pressured to contribute towards Eurozone bailouts.
Sadly you're right and politicians fucked up the democratic vote.
Yes the EU will go against the wishes of the the Irish and British people.
Not if the UK is bound by a good deal like a Common Market.
Then kick Turkey off the list to join the EU.
Non-EU migration is controlled.
We can but don't. That's why a lot need welfare.
Most of the rich are 100% for the EU.

Ending roaming charges was good.
Banning hidden payments good.
Free travel for teenagers, not sure if that applies to all countries, as my daughter still pays.
It did not fund anything, the EU takes money from countries and spends if for them.
Devastated workers rights in richer nations.
https://www.tax.org.uk/media-centre/...-and-avoidance
Improved food standards is a good thing.
Independant nation can strike trade deals.

Now tells us which one of those pluses is unique to the EU and unable to be achieved by separate countries.

These are unique examples that apply to the EU.

The Euro has dumped most Southern Eurozone countries into massive debt.

Freedom of movement has destroyed the job prospects of millions of people all over Europe. By importing cheap labour to put natives on the welfare and save companies billions of Euros. It's also put terrible pressure on the receiving country to house, healthcare, educate migrants.

Mass illegal immigration shows how incompetent the EU is. Only people fleeing war zones are entitled to Asylum those moving to a better life aren't.

EU membership limits Britain’s international influence, ruling out an independent seat at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Britain would have more control of its laws and regulations, without risk of having counterintuitive policies forcefully imposed.

Britain’s domestic security would benefit more from greater border control than political union.

Membership in the EU keeps Britain from fully capitalising on trade with other major economies like Japan, India and the UAE.

The EU subjects Britain to slow and inflexible bureaucracy, making it more prohibitive for smaller companies to do business.

Improved global trade agreements and more selective immigration could have a positive effect on the British job market.

The average person in Britain loses hundreds of pounds each year due to EU VAT contributions and agricultural subsidies policies.

The main reason for leaving is the loss of Sovereignty. Laws being passed in the EU that will eventually mean Brussels and Strasbourg. A two city deal just to keep the French happy. And getting compromise to please 27 nations as different as Europe is an impossible dream. Countries want to make their own laws and not be governed by a Centralist clique.
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