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T_i_B
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T_i_B's Journal
July 2, 2012
I am increasingly worried about the debate on EU membership in the UK
It's being dominated by people who have not got the slightest clue about international trade, which is the biggest benefit we get from EU membership.
Contrary to what the likes of UKIP would have you believe, leaving the EU would greatly increase red tape and taxation in the form of import duties, which would make UK businesses much less competitive as it would be much less easy to export and would drive up the cost of imports (which would be very bad for our economy given how much we do import).
There is a lot about the EU that I dislike, but I do wish that debate on the subject of Europe could be just a little more nuanced. The "Europe right or wrong" mentality of some pro-EU types doesn't help either if I'm honest.
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