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Originally posted by FBF
Apparently France and Germany completely agree on the way to treat the UK. And if there's something to learn off the Greek mess is that Germany isn't too please when a country gets in the way of a peaceful EU. Back then France protected Greece, Germany was ready to kick them out, and they'd never recover. It appears France won't protect the UK. Y'all are going down  |
Of course. Post-Brexit, the EU economy of Germany and France rise by 5%.
FRA 15% to 20%, GER 20 to 25%.
Let's hope those countries are willing to contribute to the losses of UK's inclusion in the EU.
First, the level of economic integration
between the UK and the rest of the EU is very high, so healthy doses of competition and investment from elsewhere in the EU help to raise British productivity.
Second, EU rules do not place large burdens on the British economy as a whole, or large constraints upon British exports to countries outside Europe: ‘Brexit’ would not be an economic liberation.
Third, EU markets are of such importance to national prosperity that after a vote to leave, British negotiators would try to secure access to them. The experience of countries like Norway shows that this would involve accepting many of the rules of the single market, and a contribution to the EU’s budget, but with little influence on EU
decision-making.
Fourth, there is little evidence that migrants from elsewhere in the EU reduce Britons’ job prospects or their wages. A smaller proportion of EU immigrants receive benefits than do Britons, and EU migrants are net contributors to the public finances, helping to pay for the pensions and healthcare of an ageing society.
This was years ago, when we're told a referendum was to be held. Apparently no one listened!
