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Discussion in 'Queens Park Rangers' started by Stroller, Jun 25, 2015.

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Should the UK remain a part of the EU or leave?

Poll closed Jun 24, 2016.
  1. Stay in

    56 vote(s)
    47.9%
  2. Get out

    61 vote(s)
    52.1%
  1. Goldhawk-Road

    Goldhawk-Road Well-Known Member

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    No, we're seeing the end of the likes of Germany and The Netherlands funding the EU, due to them being in or on the brink of recession. And thus the burden for the expensive, non-profit making organisation will fall on the smaller states...because the service fees must come from somewhere
     
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  2. Star of David Bardsley

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    That seems fair. I guess had we stayed in our stagnant economy would have also seen us contributing less in return for the funding of our (and Northern Europe’s) most impoverished regions.
     
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  3. Staines R's

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    Ursula and her underlings have their pension pots at stake here, so give them a bit of slack, eh.
     
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    Why pay the middle man, to pay it back minus the cut ?
     
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  5. Star of David Bardsley

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    We seem to be making rather a hash of that.
     
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  6. Goldhawk-Road

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    Just who do you think would be funding grants to the UK's most impoverished regions? Spain? Italy? The EU has no money, hence it is looking for inventive ways to wring more out of member states.
     
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  7. Star of David Bardsley

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    Well if we’re saying Germany and Netherlands’ stagnancy will see them pay less then presumably we would too given we’re a basket case and the economies in better health would contribute more. Doesn’t really matter now we can trust the Tories to do what’s best for our poor.
     
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  8. Stroller

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    We're no longer in the EU. Get over it.
     
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  9. Goldhawk-Road

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    Doesn't mean I can't take a healthy interest in it, particularly as Labour look intent on taking us back through the rear entrance
     
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  10. Stroller

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    Ooh er!
     
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  11. Staines R's

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    That’s not really answering the question.
     
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  12. Star of David Bardsley

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    The theory makes sense but like a lot of economic theory it doesn’t seem to be playing out in practice so maybe it’s just not a true theory.

    Maybe the expertise in the EU was better than whichever random Tory minister is deciding these things this week. Maybe the intentions of the EU were/are better than those of our own government.
     
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    Well it’s not a theory is it. It was bizarre to pay money to a third party, just for it to be invested back into our own economic regions, while giving them a cut of the cash to do with what they will (pensions, expensive meals, top class hotels etc)
    I agree that you can’t trust the Tories not to siphon off money to their rich friends, however it would be up to the British electorate to hopefully vote them out. Then we can decide if Labour are any fairer
     
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  15. Star of David Bardsley

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  17. Star of David Bardsley

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    Well so far we’ve one example of the theory being put into practice and it’s going horrendously badly.

    I fear the Tories have ****ed it and will spend the next year ****ing it so hard it will need at least two terms to fix and knowing our electorate of dim old cucks they’ll only get one before the cycle goes on.
     
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    Indeed…however it seems that the assertion that Brands behaviour on the comedy circuit, could in fact be absolute bollox……but if it makes the public feel happy to “burn the witch” then crack on
     
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  20. Star of David Bardsley

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    I think we just need to leave it to the police who have shown to be something akin to a chocolate fire guard or a Luigi De Canio defence when it comes to sexual assault to do their thing.
     
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