Re: EU Fluff and Bluster
Originally Posted by
gascony
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"We are the 3rd biggest importer of German cars and a have about a £65 billion a year trade deficit in goods..."
I know you desperately want this purchasing of German cars to fall to zero. I know you desperately want the trade deficit with the EU to swing the other way. I know you desperately want poor quality but cheap imports from everywhere else (that always placates the masses when UK is not prepared to accommodate wage rises or social care improvements).
But you can't always get what you want, even when you are really really angry and passionate about it.
Example: most studies predict a fall in imports of cars from German companies by about 15%. Not 100%. 15%. Whereas what the UK will get is a near shutting down of the UK automotive sector. I guess you could call that winning.
Example: UK farming will see profits fall by over £800m per year which will put many out of business. The UK will be flooded by cheap poor quality food imports. More farms will go out of business. The impact on the EU agri sector - negligible. I guess that is winning.
Of course we want most of the above Gascony! That is why
nations trade with each other? To achieve a profit! Not so!
If there is no profit there is no benefit unless it is a
strategic commodity!
Where do you think uk gets the money from to pay our deficit
and our fees to eu??
Obviously from out of eu somewhere? In other words something
is subsidising eu membership? Not so??
Understandably we wish to change this? Hence where we are
now! We only wanted to leave the club, we dont wish to
cause anybodies downfall!
How did we get where we are now?
Imo the remain side bear the majority of the blame by not
acknowledging the result of the ref
The eu compounded things by using the divisions in uk to
obstruct things further!
I am not a Boris fan but he has my support for now as he
has managed to get a little momentum going but his big
test is about to start with POSHOC warming up in the wings
as we speak!
Imo Boris and Nigel should form an alliance untill we have
actually achieved exit!
Regards Donkeyman!