Comments by "" (@Iain1962) on "EU Debates | eudebates.tv" channel.

@JV-dc7om Why is there a barrier on medical products? They are in effect forcing states to pay more for equipment and then pocketing the money, because many countries health systems are state run or financed. So they are taxing member states for importing medical goods. Who are they protecting exactly?
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@JV-dc7om Then why is there a 16% tariff on Oranges?
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@JV-dc7om Just think about what you just tried to justify. The equipment, whatever it is. Does it meet regulations? Yes or NO? Yes: it can enter the market. No: it cannot. So if it can enter the market how does charging a tariff on the importer provide any further protection? All it does is make it more expensive for us, the purchasers, and the EU pockets most of the Cash, what value do they add exactly for this tax?.
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@JV-dc7om Exactly. So we have to pay 16% if we want oranges from outside the EU to protect Spanish farmers. Now you understand why we voted to leave,.
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@JV-dc7om That is what I have been trying to explain to you...Finally You get it. We don't want the protectionist wall, we believe in free trade.
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@JV-dc7om I rest my case.
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@JV-dc7om Thank goodness because this primary school level education is tiring.
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@JV-dc7om Look it was you that came knocking requiring education, if you knew what your were talking about I wouldn't have had to waste my time. If you don't know how things work keep your opinions to yourself. Thanks.
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@JV-dc7om I said she didn't know how the system works, and then you came along and showed you don't know how the system works. The mechanics of business is ABC, because those are the rules we have to follow.
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@JV-dc7om It's not my model, it's the model world trade works on. For goodness sake, all I am doing is explaining it to you. However exasperating a task that is, and it was you that introduced ABC into the conversation, not me. Stop digging mate.
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@JV-dc7om The mechanics of trade model. The mechanics are the same all over the world it is nothing to do with the EU it has evolved over a long time. You are in country A , you buy something from someone in country B. On import you apply the rules for import. All I have done is explain how they work, and they work the same in every country in the world. And my point was why did the EU impose a barrier in the first place !! Why do they tax Europeans for importing life-saving medical equipment? That was all I said, all the rest was your ramblings, and me trying to explain it to you.
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Hahaha, any excuse to push this green nonsense. You are going to need oil and gas for decades.
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So what has so dramatically changed that you find so awful? You will be grateful we left in a few years, just wait and see, the EU is just a paper shuffling operation designed to enrich the bureaucrats, they don't do anything that your government can't do.
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@03MARA01 Business does business, trade deals just facilitate things, it's up to business who benefits. I find it amusing the Australians flooding our market with food, firstly you don't seem concerned with the EU flooding our market with food, surely that's more of a worry? And if tons of food is arriving from Australia surely it would hurt the EU producers we would import from Australia the extra we need rather than the EU. Makes sense that if the Australian stuff is cheaper we stop buying the EU stuff. So if anybody should be concerned it should be the French and the Dutch farmers. Anyway, only a small amount of food will come, we need to order it first and then they need to produce it and that will take years maybe decades before it reaches any kind of volume, if ever. The US, UK, India Japan China and the EU is about 80% of the world's economy so that means the remaining 20% split between 160 countries each of the remaining countries shares are going to be awfully small. Size is not relevant, look at Singapore or the UAE, incredibly wealthy, a natural resource or a strategic position or a business friendly trade policy are all factors as are a reliable and strong currency and reliable legal system. Size is just one factor among many.
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English is a European language.
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@georgealchemist What's confusing? It was pretty clear.
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@georgealchemist Who are you prejudiced against? And why?
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@georgealchemist And yet they can't agree a budget and the talks have collapsed. Doesn't appear that great from here. Could you define "not expensive"?
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@georgealchemist Because it's an evil self serving bureaucracy interested only in protecting the lives of the technocrats that run it, it serves no purpose, and due to its structure is very dangerous. You did not elect the leaders and you can't remove them and they have enormous power. That's very dangerous. Give them an army as they want and you could find yourselves at war very quickly. I really don;t want that for my European friends.
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@georgealchemist I don't think you have been paying attention... Take off the rose coloured glasses for your own good. The EU will trample all over you and you have no say in who runs it.
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@georgealchemist I'm only thinking of you and the citizens. Don't be fooled by these charlatans. You'll see in time my friend, the sooner you start looking the easier it will be to wake up. Who voted for von der Leyen? Did you know who she was? How can you get rids of her if she is doing a bad job? She has almost all the power, she was chosen by Tusk and Merkel, and the next leader will be chosen by the "right " people too, is that what you want? Your leaders chosen by some unelected committee? Good luck if it is, that never works out well.
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@georgealchemist "Nice woman"? Is that what you want from a leader? And you are quite content that she was chosen for you? Well you deserve everything you get if that's your attitude.
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@georgealchemist Thanks I speak German. Just watch it, they have control of the money, next they will take over the taxes from the member states, watch it... Then they will have a police force, then an Army, and then a Secret Police.... It will happen little step but by little step. Fortunately we will be watching.
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@BernasLL But she beat the other guy in the election for President... You know what was the name again?? It was a great invigorating campaign she really rallied all the voters behind her. Oh yeah actually she was the only candidate and nobody voted for her. It's such a great democratic system.
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May the Fourth be With You, you'll need it.
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Best way to solve this is just dismantle the whole scam. By that I mean the EU, it's useless anyway, it's destroying Europe, might as well get rid of it as soon as possible.
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