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This is a very complex issue to wrap your brain around.
Why would the UK pay to leave the EU?
Posted from bbc.com
European Union
United Kingdom
Europe
Economy
World Affairs
Posted 7 y ago
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PO3 Donald Murphy
This is actually sneaky pissing. "OK Ireland - you want your freedom? YOU GOT IT. IN SPADES! HA HA HA. TIME TO PUT TROUSERS ON AND ACT LIKE A BIG BOY!" Yes thats right Ireland. If you are free from the UK, then yes - you will be free from the UK. That means when you need to CROSS the UK, you'll have to pay what a foreigner pays. I think they call them tariffs and taxes. Hence - Scotland and Wales *wisely* remaining in London's good graces.
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Not really a complex issue. UK doesn't want to piss potential trade off. The deal fomented by Germany is quite generous. Everyone knows the UK pulls more weight than most EU countries, but for Germany to publicly say it, acknowledges that the EU on the whole, is okay. To turn the story around, my bank, bank of america, sold my mortgage to another bank. Are they still obligated to see it through? Of course they are. Same thing with the UK. The UK loved the low interest rate lending of the EU; they just didn't like getting angry at something and having to get EU permission to scream.
BREXIT - "the divorce" - is really not as violent as it's made out. If you go back to 1973's "Common Market," Britain has always maintained that there was only so far that it was willing to travel in terms of a unified structure. When Europe started to push for one currency, many (myself included) saw the writing on the wall for Britain. Not out of nationalistic anger ("we want our pound") but because sometimes you don't want a centralized bank. It works when you are a median nation like Spain or Ireland who can't balance a check book to save their life and all of the sudden they are given an 800 credit score. AND platinum American Express cards. But when you're normally prudent and solvent like the UK, having to prop the weak up can be a little irritating. Especially when the weak take your advice in one ear and go and do the opposite out of the other ear.
Bottom line? This has been going on for some time. The fact that it took as long as it did is the only shock. Germany saw it coming (and predicted it) back in the 90's. And Britain (bless 'em) have been planning for it since the 90's as well. So there really is no hard feelings. Germany - with all of the WW2 dreams it ever wanted - is quite happy to not have to share it with more than France. So UK leaving is not keeping Merkel up at night.
BREXIT - "the divorce" - is really not as violent as it's made out. If you go back to 1973's "Common Market," Britain has always maintained that there was only so far that it was willing to travel in terms of a unified structure. When Europe started to push for one currency, many (myself included) saw the writing on the wall for Britain. Not out of nationalistic anger ("we want our pound") but because sometimes you don't want a centralized bank. It works when you are a median nation like Spain or Ireland who can't balance a check book to save their life and all of the sudden they are given an 800 credit score. AND platinum American Express cards. But when you're normally prudent and solvent like the UK, having to prop the weak up can be a little irritating. Especially when the weak take your advice in one ear and go and do the opposite out of the other ear.
Bottom line? This has been going on for some time. The fact that it took as long as it did is the only shock. Germany saw it coming (and predicted it) back in the 90's. And Britain (bless 'em) have been planning for it since the 90's as well. So there really is no hard feelings. Germany - with all of the WW2 dreams it ever wanted - is quite happy to not have to share it with more than France. So UK leaving is not keeping Merkel up at night.
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