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Originally Posted by Chris
Wow, a genuinely good question 
Direct personal benefit to me is hard to quantify. I expect to see the House of Commons reenergised by having to directly formulate laws in all the areas where at present it simply waves through directives from Brussels. I expect to see lobbying presently targeted at Brussels aimed squarely at our own parliamentarians. I expect to see laws on the environment, health and safety, market regulation etc passed here to be amendable down the line as circumstances change, following debate held here, to suit us. I expect to see our Press begin to hold our parliament accountable for all the laws it passes instead of blaming Brussels. And I expect all of that enrich our national life and in the longer run I expect the freedom and energy thus unleashed will enable the country to become a happier, wealthier place. I consider that to be a personal benefit to me and to all.
Perhaps you were hoping for some attempt to claim instant financial rewards, however I hope you will agree that voting for short-term financial reasons is selfish and, well, shortsighted. |
I thought it was a good question to, deserving of a good answer. I do wonder how many vote for the greater good rather than personal gain though, when I supported ukip to an unhealthy degree it was mainly for my benefit although I was well aware there were millions of others like me at the time being under cut and forced out of industries due to unfettered immigration. It will be good to remove the governments stock excuse of the eu made us do it though and make them take responsibility for there decisions for a change to.