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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Some speak English and some don't. Not all jobs require English to be spoken, particularly as whole workforces will be speaking a foreign language. Many employers won't be bothered about language, they are more concerned about getting cheap labour (which often undercuts the wage of UK residents).
Wage rates are depressed, meaning that to compete others have to agree to a low wage (prompting in work benefit claims) or remain unemployed. Either way, this means more Government expenditure on benefits.
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A lot won't be paying tax or NI, either because the personal allowances have been substantially increased or because they only need to work over 16 hours a week to get round the no Jobseekers Allowance rule as soon as they arrive here.
Aside from the financial aspect, these people are putting a strain on hospitals, schools etc.
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You can’t actually quantify any of this. It’s just a checklist of xenophobic statements. The facts are EU nationals are net contributors to the UK economy.
If there’s a strain on public services it’s because they are chronically underfunded. That’s a political choice by people who want low tax and don’t mind austerity as long as they are fine.
If wages are too low why not vote for a party advocating a higher minimum wage? Again these are political choices by both parties, doing so while pointing at the “bogey man” of the EU.