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| HoosierLars | Jun 24 2016, 12:57 AM Post #1 |
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Interesting development. You guys will be waking up to this unexpected news. Comments? |
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| brumdog44 | Jun 24 2016, 01:32 AM Post #2 |
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I think that it will take some time before we see how it truly impacts both the UK and the EU....think the markets right now are doing their typical over reaction. |
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| dreachon | Jun 24 2016, 07:51 AM Post #3 |
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I don't get why they're leaving. The incentive to leave seems to be far outweighed by the risk. |
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| HoosierLars | Jun 24 2016, 09:40 AM Post #4 |
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This was the London Times' headline back in 1776 + the time it took a boat to cross the Atlantic. :D |
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| Mr Gray | Jun 24 2016, 12:35 PM Post #5 |
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Probably because big government sucks and more people are starting to see it. |
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| Mr Gray | Jun 24 2016, 12:55 PM Post #6 |
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/06/24/the-british-are-frantically-googling-what-the-eu-is-hours-after-voting-to-leave-it/?tid=sm_fb LOL Posted Image |
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| sirbrianwilson | Jun 24 2016, 02:42 PM Post #7 |
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| brumdog44 | Jun 24 2016, 06:27 PM Post #8 |
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As you showed in the post after it, some people may have voted for it because of lack of trust in big government (in this case, multinational).....but in general, the public isn't that deep. IMO, I think the vote to leave it had more to do with nationalism without an understanding of exactly what it means in term of the actual governmental actions and powers that are going to be involved. I'm willing to bet that the majority of those who voted for or against leaving the EU couldn't provide two real reasons that they voted on it. And that's not a strike against the British.....in the U.S., either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will be the next president. |
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| HoosierLars | Jun 25 2016, 10:04 AM Post #9 |
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I work with guys from Wales and India, and they were both pretty bummed about the vote. I wondered why there couldn't be a "EU light" version that kept most of the economic and ease of movement advantages of EU membership, while reducing the control of the central EU government. They seemed somewhat shocked that I suggested that, which leads me to believe they would like to see a global government. These guys generally vote for Democrats, and I don't. |
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| dreachon | Jun 25 2016, 02:19 PM Post #10 |
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There is an EU Lite version already. It's called the European Economic Area and Iceland and Norway are members. They pay fees to the EU, but are not EU members. EU citizens can travel freely through the countries just like any other EU country and Icelandic and Norwegian citizens can do the same. They have to follow all the EU laws, except for those concerning farming, fishing, taxes, judicial system and foreign policy. Edited by dreachon, Jun 25 2016, 02:20 PM.
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| HoosierLars | Jun 26 2016, 03:48 PM Post #11 |
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Cool, thanks for the info. |
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