Yes tax receipts that must first keep those out of work feed / housed etc ,,,before they riot and burn down the local hospital
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Absolutely agree. The BREXIT was not just because of money ... though the BREXITEERS promised the voting masses to spend the total of the EU contributions for the health system, for education, for agriculture and for many other areas ... You don't have to trust me - just read the FT:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da7f4e18-3...#axzz4Cp46u87X
Obviously - every Brit understands that it is possible to eat their fish and have it too. Just read the bible,it worked before ... now they are just waiting for Jesus to reappear.
But you are absolutely correct the BREXIT was not just about believing into empty promises made by some clowns, the real reason for the BREXIT was ugly nationalism and racism. Just look at today's headlines: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/27/eu...s-post-brexit/
The BREXITEERS are showing their true face!
Shame on them!
An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican replied, “only a little while. The American then asked why didn’t he stay out longer and catch more fish? The Mexican said he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs. The American then asked, “but what do you do with the rest of your time?”
The Mexican fisherman said, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siestas with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine, and play guitar with my amigos. I have a full and busy life.” The American scoffed, “I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat, you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing, and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually New York City, where you will run your expanding enterprise.”
The Mexican fisherman asked, “But, how long will this all take?”
To which the American replied, “15 – 20 years.”
“But what then?” Asked the Mexican.
The American laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions!”
“Millions – then what?”
The American said, “Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siestas with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.”
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For decades, the European Union (EU) and its
member states have allowed their industrial
fishing fleet to swell to an unsustainable size,
subsidised by taxpayers’ money – most of
which ends up in the pockets of a small
number of wealthy operators. In 2008, the
European Commission estimated that parts
of the EU fishing fleet were able to harvest
fish significantly faster than stocks were able
to regenerate.
http://www.greenpeace.org/internatio...ats_Report.pdf
As it was an American doing the convincing (marketing) to a Mexican, gut feel says Mexican took it hook, line and sinker. lol
Oops ... looks like the BREXIT clowns are already busy in taking their promises back ...
http://www.theindependent.com/news/p...cd3f804df.html
Much has been said about the age divide of voters - older more likely to vote leave, and visa versa.
So these older voters have much more life experience living in the EU than those voting to stay. And a case could be mounted that their greater experience should actually count more than some 20-something Londoner, fresh out of university (I'm not agreeing with that, just raising a valid counter-argument to the dummy-bashing)
But the simple fact is that a greater proportion of UK voters decided that 43 years under the EU/common market did not deliver the benefits they wanted, so they voted Brexit
There can be no second referendum on Brexit, because if there is, there will need to be a third, a forth and so on. A snap election doesn't change this either, unless UK is choosing the path towards dictatorship
Before the vote, both sides were equally guilty of "exaggerating the truth"
Yes, there will be some ups and downs over the next period of time, markets hate uncertainty and there is a fair bit of that at the moment
But trying to forecast outcomes (job losses, companies relocating, EU making exit process nasty, UK diminished to an insignificant country etc) is meaningless scaremongering.
If virtually none of the "predictors" couldn't correctly foretell the outcome of a simple Yes/No vote, they sure as heck can't be expected to be believed in any of the possible/maybe's rubbish that is now being tossed around.
The UK will come through this just fine, after a period of readjustment.
And in 25 years we will truly be able to see if they made the right choice
what is better for a country>>
1#1000 UK local fisherman making living supporting thousands of family members ,providing fresh fish for local communities(supporting more local jobs , fish factory workers,boat repairs, equipment etc) ,spending capital in local businesses (OPEX)...
2#Or 1 mega EU trawler paying low wages to eastern block workers , but making great profits for the Company and shareholders divi's
Now of course the second option is most likely more cost effective and bring cheaper seafood to the masses
but is it morally right ?
Ill take the divis any day