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Well, and there was the lie put out there that immigrants were draining the NHS, but the data showed that immigrants actually put 31% more into the system than they took out (Brexit supporters only think of poor immigrants and not highly skilled immigrants that actually contribute quite a lot to Britain's economy).
Was listening to NPR and the British expats in Spain and around the EU are screwed.
I work for the NHS. It will literally grind to a halt without foreign labour. Polish and Nepalese cleaners, Indian doctors, Spanish nurses to name just a few well represented groups. I'm devastated today. Devastated.
Britain, you will be fine. Once you quit hearing that giant sucking sound of your money going to Greece and Italy, things will settle and your sovereignty and national pride will right your markets and your Pound. I probably lost $40000 today but it will trickle back in and a year from now, I won't notice.
Yep, one of my clients, who's a Croatian is in absolute shock, she works for a British company but just said - "it's scary, am I safe now?"My inheritance took a massive freaking lump today as well but I don't care about that. I can make more money.
What I can't do is explain to my Polish colleague who was crying today why she's apparently no longer welcome here. This is about people, not markets. People are hurting.
You'll get no argument here."never mind the fact that it is none of my damn business as I am not a British citizen."
Shame your president doesn't think like you!
The thing is I don't think anyone knows anything, the Brexit campaigners are now saying we should be careful about when and how we leave the Eu. They're hypocrites. Britain is a multicultural multinational nation and it should stay that way.@shaunpinney and @ScotsRam - does leaving the EU automatically mean the immigrants have to leave country? I don't know enough about the particulars of the change enough to argue one side or the other - never mind the fact that it is none of my damn business as I am not a British citizen. But it seemed to me that the only change is that the British government now self determines their immigration policies.
As far as the pound goes, I'm guessing it will stabilize when the dust clears. I don't like hearing that one of our members here was harmed by the change but I also admit to not knowing how permanent these harms will be.
As far as one people... personally, I view sovereignty as being very important. The idea of a one world government is a frightening proposition as far as I'm concerned. But then I'm someone who believes central governments are the most corrupt entity known to man. I want as little power over my daily life as possible being handed to some huge bureaucratic body. I'd rather have it in the hands of community leaders that I either know or have the opportunity to step into their office to bend their ear. As much as possible, government should be closely linked to those they represent and to whom they should answer.
So the Brock is good because the % is still zero no changeThe chances of that were zero yesterday and remain zero today!