10 reasons to vote Leave

You cant compare the Science funding with the entire EU budget contribution you make, that's like going "wow we spend so little on pensions as a proportion of our entire GDP!"

The headline figure for the in campaign is literally £10 for every £1 we put in.

The correct statistics for 2015 are as below:
Annual contribution: £18 billion
Rebate: -£5 billion
Total before EU spending on the UK: £13 billion
EU spending on the UK: -£4.5 billion
Net contribution: £8.5 billionOne thing to note is that we do not get to decide the area and projects in which the EU spends in the UK. This might be the reason why some prefer to use the £13 billion figure because we have no control on who's going to benefit. Despite this I think the fairest figure to use is £8.5 billion.
This calculates to an average net daily payment of £23.3 million.

Voting in because I might want to work in the EU in the future. I'd rather not limit my job opportunities over something as petty as EU membership. Everyone knows the UK generates way more graduates than it has jobs for. We need access to larger job markets.

1: Rubbish. See Obama. People that think people will give us a better deal on our own are mental. It's about as realistic as Cornwall getting a better trade deal with China outside the UK.

2: but we won't because we'll be in a recession. As the treasury select committee made Christmas clear when interviewing Vote Leave- they will be unable to maintain current levels of spending.

3: freedom of movement is a two way thing and is almost always economically beneficial. A recent LSE study has shown that EU migration has had no discernible impact on wages. In any case vote leave have quote sensibly said they won't be deporting anyone (because they're virtually all on work and socially useful eg warehousing and agriculture) and most of the people from Europe who would move have moved. Also we're not part of schengen

4: Meh. Legal systems not that great. Also we helped set up the ECHR and win a lot of the cases.5: apart from the ones we want which is the majority. To be honest I quite like regulation but if you want a U.S. Style economic system then yeah you should leave.

6: Disputed. That's not what HMRC are saying.

7: we already have the best employment and economy in Europe despite it apparently weighing us down...

8: How? (Fish don't recognise borders)

9: what? On welfare that was something that David Cameron did negotiate out of

10: Like what? The death penalty?

@iEthan

Ah yes, the ever reliable EU funded CBI.
Are you disbuting the facts stated about the trade deal worths?
Also, I love how that source tries to imply that the Commonwealth wouldn't want to trade with us

A yes the ever relia- oh wait the out campaign doesn't even have sources to criticize. Here's another scalding statement on your fantasy though:

https://www.blackrock.com/institutions/en-us/compliance/terms-and-conditions?targetUrl=%2Finstitutions%2Fen-us%2Finsights%2Fmarkets%2Fmulti-asset%2Fbrexit-big-risk-little-reward

CBI is non-profit and British.

So you're just selfish and you only consider your personal job preferences (which may never materialise) as opposed to looking at the wider picture?

I'm unfortunately too young to vote but to me it is crystal clear that Britain ought to leave the EU; I am sick of all the scaremongering from the Remain campaign!!

Kind of like Trump.

Nah, it's not just me. It's for all my friends in uni right now too, and those who have graduated. No one wants to get stuck on benefits ever. The entire future generations depend on this vote. We simply don't have enough jobs to go around.

Nah, it's not just me. It's for all my friends in uni right now too, and those who have graduated. No one wants to get stuck on benefits ever. The entire future generations depend on this vote. We simply don't have enough jobs to go around.

And funded hugely by the EU.

"Between 2009 and 2015, the CBI received £955,484 from the European Commission. This equates to 12% of the CBI’s retained income in the same period."

You realise Obama is out of office this year, right? He isn't relevant.

Now, I wonder what correlation the lack of jobs has to do with our joining the EU and rapidly declining industry?

His successor Clinton has said the same thing (and yes, it will be Clinton- you don't become president through upsetting half he population)

Obama is very relevant- even though polling showed that the UK didn't appreciate him coming here and having a view on what trade policies the U.S. Will have with Britain (the sheer audacity of the man...) he us still leagues above any British politician in terms of popularity with the British public.

You realise Obama is out of office this year, right? He isn't relevant.

Hold on a minute, the EU is supporting our industry, our jobs, and the 190 000 businesses the CBI represents? Darn, I thought they were just trying to steal our money this entire time. Yes, I think I remember someone earlier in the thread saying that. Ah well, guess your statement just proved them wrong

The fact that 'it's not just you' who thinks like that makes the situation even more worrying - also, how would there be more jobs if we were to stay in the EU?