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Originally Posted by Chris
These are hardly the legitimate concerns of a public who don’t subscribe etc. These are the lobbyings of arch-capitalists who don’t like being cut off from their cheap labour supply and are agitating to get it back, despite being well aware, well in advance, that what carried Brexit was, in part, opposition to the unrestricted immigration of nationals from EU member states, with all the consequences that entailed for the communities most affected.
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I don't want to go down the "that wasn't on the side of a bus" route but your implication is that employers pay higher wages, and pay greater amount in training and retention of employees instead of import them. Again, a noble cause for Britain and others to not exploit poor countries by taking their highest skilled employees for our lowest wages.
However I really don't remember this being part of the compelling case that was made.
I don't see how it is possible to dismiss economics as a legitimate concern of the public as a whole. Inflation (higher wages, and cost of goods) has consequences. Lower amounts left over for discretionary spend, potential for higher interest rates, negative equity etc in the long run. This isn't solely a big business looking to top out their dividends scenario. And even if it was - isn't that glorious capitalism? They'll then reinvest that, etc etc nonsense I don't subscribe to anyway.