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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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