Our waters ....No fishing !

[Notch7]

It was a case of give and take, we gave, the eu took. In the 5 decades we were a member, we were always a net contributor apart from a month or 2 in 1975, I guess that was a sweetener for the referendum back then. Well, once bitten, twice shy.

EU member fee is not a zero sum game.

but as you dont understand the single market benefits, you wont understand.
nevermind, you will find out the negatives of moving out of the SM

 

[Notch7]

If you gave half your earnings to charity, and could survive , would you not be better off if you stopped giving ? Especially if they dictated what you could do, and may at any time want more money.

wrong

 

[noseall]

If you gave half your earnings to charity, and could survive , would you not be better off if you stopped giving ? Especially if they dictated what you could do, and may at any time want more money.

It depends how that charity paid back'. If the net result was 10 quid to the charity and 11 quid back, then I'd consider that ok, if the rest of the population was only getting 10.50 back.

 

[Ihavenojob]

It depends how that charity paid back'. If the net result was 10 quid to the charity and 11 quid back, then I'd consider that ok, if the rest of the population was only getting 10.50 back.

More like, you give £10.00 and get £6.60 back, others will be getting £15 - £20 but giving £3 or £4. Not good value(for you). The rest are laughing at you.

 

[noseall]

More like, you give £10.00 and get £6.60 back, others will be getting £15 - £20 but giving £3 or £4. Not good value(for you). The rest are laughing at you.

I'd have been out of that deal decades ago. so would any country if it were true.

 

[Ihavenojob]

I'd have been out of that deal decades ago. so would any country if it were true.

There's the rub, your financial advisor (who is hoping for a massive kickback from them) won't let you leave, he believes you enjoy it, until one day he thinks, to shut you up, he will give you an option to leave, you call his bluff and he has a hissy fit and leaves you.
https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million/

 

[EFLImpudence]

All good financial advisers are retired.

 

[Ihavenojob]

All good financial advisers are retired.

They advised you to give them your money, so they can afford to be retired.

 

[crystal ball]

All good financial advisers are retired.

I always wondered that, if your so good why are you still working

 

[fillyboy]

EU member fee is not a zero sum game.

but as you dont understand the single market benefits, you wont understand.

If I recall correctly, (and I do), you were challenged recently to come up with some figures (backed up by links) outlining the financial benefits of being in the single market.
You slinked off into the night without doing so.
OK, you're bringing them up again, I'll ask again.
Outline for me the financial benefits of being in the single market.

 

[noseall]

There's the rub, your financial advisor

Was he the same advisor that told us that leaving the EU has cost us more that the total contributions to the EU. Ever.

Pretty expensive this Brexit lark. Costs are still rising.

 

[Notch7]

More like, you give £10.00 and get £6.60 back, others will be getting £15 - £20 but giving £3 or £4. Not good value(for you). The rest are laughing at you.

There are other benefits that the UK got in return for membership.

So your analagy is meaningless

 

[Notch7]

There's the rub, your financial advisor (who is hoping for a massive kickback from them) won't let you leave, he believes you enjoy it, until one day he thinks, to shut you up, he will give you an option to leave, you call his bluff and he has a hissy fit and leaves you.
https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million/

That link doesnt show what benefits the UK got back

I am sure you are intelligent enoughnto realise discussing the memership fee in isolation to consideration to the benefits is totally pointless.

So why have you done so?

 

[Notch7]

If I recall correctly, (and I do), you were challenged recently to come up with some figures (backed up by links) outlining the financial benefits of being in the single market.
You slinked off into the night without doing so.
OK, you're bringing them up again, I'll ask again.
Outline for me the financial benefits of being in the single market.

Plenty of economic modelling that show economic benefits

I realise your google cant find anything that shows anything positive about the EU

 

[noseall]

Outline for me the financial benefits of being in the single market.

CLICKY
Best case scenario suggests that leaving the SM (but staying aligned with standards and getting a deal etc) Would only harm GDP by 2.2%.

Worst case 20%+.