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Originally Posted by mystabe
well..... as it was my post he was referring to I'd settle for somewhat ironic 
I'd actually still like to see this and all BREXIT threads shut though. |
My words were in frustration at not just me - but many posters listing what we genuinely see as REAL problems with the EU - and again - I repeat some here:-
The Euro zone set up so badly it only benefits a few big player countries
28 member states of which only 5 actually contribute - 5 pay in as much as they get back and 18 States get more than they put in
Only half of the 27 have agreed to pay more to the EU after we leave
We currently pay the EU £15Billion but get back circa £7Billion - - but the EU dictates what we do with that £7Billion
40% of the EU budget is spent on the inefficient CAP - which distorts trade, makes food prices within the EU higher than they need be, and forces the dumping of surpluses on Third World economies which destroys the agricultural base of those countries.
Unemployment- especially youth unemployment- is a major negative within the EU
The EU showed a dark side in its dealings with Greece.
In fact the EU with its spending cuts to meet arbitrary budget deficit requirements has inflicted economic stagnation on a number of member States. This has lead to a distinct anti EU sentiment in these States.
And yes! - Greece should never been in the Euro in the first place - but the rules were twisted to allow them in.
The EU were planning a FTT that would have selectively hit London - as the premier World Financial Centre - harder than any other EU nation.
The EU via its EIB has a history of providing finance for projects of dubious value to EU member States.
Linking Open Borders with Free Trade is a Political Construct that no other Trading Bloc adheres to.
The introduction of Qualified Majority Voting within the EU has lead to the EU introducing Laws against the wishes of individual member States.
We joined a Trading Bloc - the EEC - “a single market” and now the EU has morphed into a political monster such that leaving the “single market” is but one item on a very long list of items that need to be sorted on the Brexit Agenda.
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Now I have posted about each and every one on these on this thread - but not one person on the Remain side has seen fit to debate sensibly with those of us who feel strongly that these - and other points - it’s not an exhaustive list - about how they disagree and for what reasons they disagree with these points.
No - instead we get labelled “Smug” and accused of a peculiar form of ‘bonding’ where even a “man sized crowbar would fail to separate us”