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I've paid road tax since 1966 and it has never fully been used for roads and traffic problems.
Cut off a limb so we there's no easy way them pesky Europeans can sneak in to our great country.
Billy, the same system can still be implemented if both sides want to agree to it. The fact is it is not seen as as acceptable for political reasons, mostly from the EU's point of view, economically it is small beer, and would hit the economy of Southern Ireland. Fun and games to be had down the line I think, but time to bang heads together and get on with it.
Quote from: selby on May 21, 2018, 11:38:58 am Billy, the same system can still be implemented if both sides want to agree to it. The fact is it is not seen as as acceptable for political reasons, mostly from the EU's point of view, economically it is small beer, and would hit the economy of Southern Ireland. Fun and games to be had down the line I think, but time to bang heads together and get on with it. It would hit the economy of Southern Ireland, who didn't vote for Brexit and are part of the EU. Why should the EU f**k over its own citizens to give us what we want? We're the ones who want to leave, and we will bear the consequences, but the EU cannot allow those consequences to affect its own citizens living in ROI. I'm sure people will think I'm anti-British for saying this, but I don't think that's an unreasonable position for the EU to take. We'd do exactly the same, I'm sure.
Billy, I watched a programme the other day about this subject, the port of Harwich does £86 billion of trade with the Eu every year all electronically surveyed, and very few customs officers evident at all. The cross border trade amounts to £3 billion per year. Just what would be the problem and the difference in your eyes?