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Did the UK do the right thing in voting to leave the E.U.

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Oct 3rd 2016, 3:32 pm

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Re: Did the UK do the right thing in voting to leave the E.U.

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Sounds good. However, I don't believe it will extend to any form of freedom of movement EU style. I think it's more about mutual recognition of skills and standards.

Sure but he was also talking about people with common, needed skills being able to move more freely

I like the idea that was recently floated about free movement between the UK, Canada, Australia and NZ

It would work as all these countries have similar wealth, laws, institutions etc and as long as incoming people are given a status similar to what Kiwis enjoy in Australia (right to reside but not PR) could be an excellent move

Oct 3rd 2016, 3:34 pm

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Originally Posted by Swerv-o

Yes, looks like Rudd has scotched any ideas of easier movement between AU and UK:

Nocookies | The Australian

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It's early days yet so watch this space

For the UK to prosper post-Brexit, they are going to have to come up with some unconventional solutions

Oct 3rd 2016, 3:40 pm

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Re: Did the UK do the right thing in voting to leave the E.U.

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You could, but luxury isn't made by robots. You can never call it "hand made" and charge that premium to pay the British salaries.

What if Luke Skywalker made bespoke beds? would they be hand made or robot made? These are the questions that everyone is ignoring

Oct 3rd 2016, 3:41 pm

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Re: Did the UK do the right thing in voting to leave the E.U.

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What if Luke Skywalker made bespoke beds? would they be hand made or robot made? These are the questions that everyone is ignoring

They'd be cyborg made.

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Oct 3rd 2016, 3:48 pm

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Re: Did the UK do the right thing in voting to leave the E.U.

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They'd be cyborg made.

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That removes Lukes personal touch right there, and we all know he was a carpenter before he became a jedi, I may be getting confused

Oct 3rd 2016, 3:49 pm

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Re: Did the UK do the right thing in voting to leave the E.U.

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That removes Lukes personal touch right there, and we all know he was a carpenter before he became a jedi, I may be getting confused

Well, he did call occupants of interplanetary craft...

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Oct 3rd 2016, 4:02 pm

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Re: Did the UK do the right thing in voting to leave the E.U.

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What if Luke Skywalker made bespoke beds? would they be hand made or robot made? These are the questions that everyone is ignoring

A Jedi doesn't need to use his hands, just his mind.

Oct 3rd 2016, 6:29 pm

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Re: Did the UK do the right thing in voting to leave the E.U.

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I think it's more to do with inequality before the law than with wealth itself. Just to illustrate, politicians who use IHT like a hammer on the general public... and then wiggle out of it themselves like Milibrain and many others.

Personally I think that IHT is completely wrong, like being tax all over again simply because someone dies.

And laws seems to cut into people's freedoms, like not being able to give your property away and for the new owner being able to do whatever they want with it: for example parents handing over a property to their kids and then living in it for free. The gov't says that you need to charge them rent or they'll treat the handover as non-existent, something which is ridiculous as you should be able to do WHATEVER you want with that property, including letting others live in it for free (especially family).

Indeed. You should be able to give stuff away to your heirs without penalty, as it belongs to you.

Oct 3rd 2016, 7:22 pm

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Re: Did the UK do the right thing in voting to leave the E.U.

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A Jedi doesn't need to use his hands, just his mind.

Midichlorian made? works in quite well because cheap imports from the empire would be sith quality

Oct 3rd 2016, 8:46 pm

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Re: Did the UK do the right thing in voting to leave the E.U.

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You mean pay everyone the same. Communist style?

Unfortunately we are not all the same. Some people like the freedom to choose their own destiny, while others like to take from those who have chosen the freedom path.

Obviously not. However unless control and governance is maintain, the income inequality would explode. The GINI index should be kept to 30 or less.

Oct 3rd 2016, 9:47 pm

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Obviously not. However unless control and governance is maintain, the income inequality would explode. The GINI index should be kept to 30 or less.

GINI is PC mumbo jumbo

Ignore

Hope this helps

Oct 3rd 2016, 11:35 pm

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Re: Did the UK do the right thing in voting to leave the E.U.

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Obviously not. However unless control and governance is maintain, the income inequality would explode. The GINI index should be kept to 30 or less.

There's only one possible way to make that happen. Cap the top. If you cap the top who's going to pay all the taxes that provide for the rest of them?

Oct 3rd 2016, 11:37 pm

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Re: Did the UK do the right thing in voting to leave the E.U.

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GINI is PC mumbo jumbo

Ignore

Hope this helps

Try this and comment then:

"Chief executives of UK blue-chip companies enjoyed a median pay rise of 32pc last year, compared with a 2pc increase in workers' pay."

"Leading UK company bosses now typically earn 129 times more – including pensions and bonuses – than their employees."

I anticipate you and your mates will comment on how much they deserve it etc and miss the point about the degree of inequality which is getting greater as each year goes by.