Trust in Government Is Collapsing Around the World

Re:Trust in Government Is Collapsing Around the World by tomp on Monday July 04, 2016 @09:10AM (#12030508)

Or maybe, they want out of the EU, but retain the level of funding they get (which should result in lower costs for the UK government, which was a net payer to the EU)?!

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Re:Trust in Government Is Collapsing Around the World by DanBC on Monday July 04, 2016 @09:42AM (#12030702)

But Leave promised all of that money to the NHS. Were they lying when they did so?

http://imgur.com/indvx6a

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Re:Trust in Government Is Collapsing Around the World by rwmj on Monday July 04, 2016 @09:16AM (#12030541)

The UK is only a net payer if you discount the benefits of being in the largest free trade area in the world.

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Re:Trust in Government Is Collapsing Around the World by mistermann on Tuesday July 05, 2016 @12:10AM (#12034356)

What's the magic formula they came up with where every single member is receiving precisely the same cost/benefits, and no one is getting even the slightest free ride?

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Re:Trust in Government Is Collapsing Around the World by rwmj on Tuesday July 05, 2016 @03:49AM (#12034971)

Free trade isn't a zero-sum game.

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Re:Trust in Government Is Collapsing Around the World by mistermann on Wednesday July 06, 2016 @02:09AM (#12041466)

Indeed it isn't, but it's also no guarantee of success, especially not to a level that magically matches some arbitrary corresponding cost.

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