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Originally Posted by Ramrod
I wonder how this would work:
Keep free movement but remove all benefits to anyone coming here.
If they have/get a job and earn sufficient wages to pay sufficient tax then they get access to the nhs. None of this council house/tax credit/child benefit to send back to Latvia etc malarkey. Come here and earn enough to support yourself because there are no hand outs if you don't.
That would probably sort the wheat from the chaff at a stroke.
Thoughts?
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There might be some mileage in this. In fact, but not wishing to steal your thunder, I vaguely recall the Mayor of Calais suggesting our benefits were too attractive. Perhaps if we agree to match the benefits being offered by other EU member states, say Estonia, Latvia or Greece, we wouldn't fall foul of the "rules" either?
And I don't think we should limit it to Europeans.
Well done on coming up with a practical suggestion.