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Politics, Covid19 and Brexit
EU shows its true colours
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<blockquote data-quote="stewart" data-source="post: 5973328" data-attributes="member: 42710"><p>No wonder I didn't answer that question with a direct yes or no, the question is biased in the extreme and bears no resemblance to how many see the EU. I will however answer the very loaded question with a direct yes or no with a rider attached that the country or region you are describing is probably North Korea and not Europe, the answer would be a definitive no.</p><p></p><p>Looking at the different parts of the question, the parliament of Europe is elected hence Farage and his band of MEPs, the Commissioners are appointed, for a period of 5 years, similar to government ministers, and very similar to how many democracies around the world work, UK included, EU Commissioners can be forced to resign on masse with a vote of no confidence from the parliament.</p><p></p><p>There are two parts to the cost, the amount paid in and the amount received, the UK obviously pays in more than it receives due to being a relatively wealthy nation, I personally see no problem with this and do not view it as negative. </p><p></p><p>I would dispute that the populations most needy are undercut in the job market, unemployment is low, there is no need for anyone to be out of work, a minimum wage ensures everyone receives a reasonable pay packet.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Nothing wrong with want to trade with more freely with other nations, from recollection I did not use the terms xenophobic or "Little Englander" in that context. Why then vote for Brexit when you are quite likely going to be trading freely with less. </p><p></p><p>At least we agree on one thing, "Both the UK and NZ are superior to many other places, although both are far from perfect."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stewart, post: 5973328, member: 42710"] No wonder I didn't answer that question with a direct yes or no, the question is biased in the extreme and bears no resemblance to how many see the EU. I will however answer the very loaded question with a direct yes or no with a rider attached that the country or region you are describing is probably North Korea and not Europe, the answer would be a definitive no. Looking at the different parts of the question, the parliament of Europe is elected hence Farage and his band of MEPs, the Commissioners are appointed, for a period of 5 years, similar to government ministers, and very similar to how many democracies around the world work, UK included, EU Commissioners can be forced to resign on masse with a vote of no confidence from the parliament. There are two parts to the cost, the amount paid in and the amount received, the UK obviously pays in more than it receives due to being a relatively wealthy nation, I personally see no problem with this and do not view it as negative. I would dispute that the populations most needy are undercut in the job market, unemployment is low, there is no need for anyone to be out of work, a minimum wage ensures everyone receives a reasonable pay packet. Nothing wrong with want to trade with more freely with other nations, from recollection I did not use the terms xenophobic or "Little Englander" in that context. Why then vote for Brexit when you are quite likely going to be trading freely with less. At least we agree on one thing, "Both the UK and NZ are superior to many other places, although both are far from perfect." [/QUOTE]
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