‘Brexit’: The Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy

Re:‘Brexit’: The Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy by monk_e_boy on Monday May 23, 2016 @11:26AM (#11754453)

It's difficult, we have good benefits, minimum wage, NHS, great schools, etc etc. To negotiate on immigration with other EU countries that don't have these things is really hard.

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Re:‘Brexit’: The Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy by izacus on Monday May 23, 2016 @11:30AM (#11754489)

In what way other EU countries do not have that?

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Re:‘Brexit’: The Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy by monk_e_boy on Monday May 23, 2016 @01:53PM (#11755544)

We have a lot of Polish immigrants where I live. Health care in Poland is delivered through a publicly funded health care system, which is free for all the citizens of Poland provided they fall into the "insured" category (usually meaning that they have their health insurance paid for by their employer, or are the spouse or child of an insured person.)

Minimum wage in Poland is 410 EUR, in the UK it is 1,378 EUR

... I could keep going but you get the point. The UK is a desirable place to live. The UK is small. The UK has a housing crisis. The NHS is at breaking point (our local hospital is in crisis)... Not much of this is due to immigration, but it doesn't help that 500,000 (or so) new people turn up each year.

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Re:‘Brexit’: The Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy by izacus on Monday May 23, 2016 @04:33PM (#11756728)

I still fail to see your point. What does free Polish healthcare have to do with the NHS? O.o

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Re:‘Brexit’: The Vote That Could Sink Britain's Economy by monk_e_boy on Monday May 23, 2016 @05:32PM (#11757207)

Yeah, it is a complex issue. I guess you just need to do your own research and make up your own mind.

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