Thread: Brexit: Article 50 Has Been Triggered !
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Old 10-07-2017, 17:51   #2289
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Re: Brexit: Article 50 Has Been Triggered !
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Originally Posted by Travelstar View Post
I am staying on topic.

So do you feel it is correct that we should dismiss all predictions by 'experts'? Especially since many of these people have spent much of their careers working in their respective fields? If a majority of reports surrounding Brexit suggest that the outcome will only make us poorer we should simply ignore it because it is a 'prediction'?

I am only aware of one study which showed a net gain for the UK in event of Brexit, and that specific report has been wholeheartedly debunked in recent months.
Er, in case you hadn't noticed, the predictions of what would happen immediately after a 'leave' vote have been widely astray, and the economy has done better than many on the remain side thought.

Experts have been proved wrong before, and if you believe everything they say, you are a little gullible, I have to mention.

I don"t see why so many remainers think that trading with the rest of the world is such a bad thing, and also why some of them believe that our trade with the EU would dry up when we leave. That isn't going to happen!

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Originally Posted by Travelstar View Post
If you want to bury your head in the sand, go for it. Modelling is definitely possible and done on all manor of different topics. Obviously the more variables you can account for, the better the model.

I'd also suggest you read up on game theory and try and at least have an appreciation for how blocs work and why they are advantageous to join. I've already mentioned one of the leering academics in this field, so it's definitely worth starting there.

At the end of the day, whilst I don't accept Brexit is the right way forward, I do believe it will happen. When you end up substantially poorer, please don't complain to those whom did our homework.
I wonder what a model would say about the future UK economy if EU trade remained broadly the same, with no tariffs, and the UK was able to agree respectable trade deals with the other major economies of the world?

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Originally Posted by denphone View Post
They obviously don't know the meaning of democracy then.
How is trying to change a democratic vote democratic, Den? Or did I misunderstand your comment?

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