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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Not sure where all these assumptions are coming from about all these people being funded and housed. That's not the case.
http://theconversation.com/when-brit...-the-law-86896
The factual situation is that over their lifetime, the UK makes a surplus from EU citizens working here whilst UK citizens working here just pay their way. |
I think that the way this is worked out is flawed and, even if it was shown to be correct, there are negative issues not directly related to money.
If an immigrant takes a job that would have gone to a UK resident, the extended benefit payments of the other party must be taken into consideration.
How much are public services having to spend on interpreters because they don't speak English?
How much are they artificially pushing up house prices and rents?