I was thinking today about a comparison between a country that is a member of the EU and a country that trades on WTO terms.
I can only put it in terms of myself buying a parcel from for example France.
Just before christmas now I want to buy a dried leg of ham from France. As currently we are in the EU transition period and even with limited time! I bought it and it's on it's way to me. I've got the conformation email guaranteed for the leg to arrive before christmas eve. Direct to my house very happy to hear that.
Got a delivery date email from the courier notification and cant wait to get it! ..... it's arrived just in time for christmas lol!
So we are able to do this because our country pays for a membership which gives access to a single market. brexit is our friend because it saves the membership cost!.. the key to this is that OUR COUNTRY "PAYS" for this from our taxes.
Fast forward to march 2021.... I've managed to finish the ham leg by february and kind of miss having some ham in the house.. (I'm a bit sick of it actually but the cats love it!)
We are out of the EU thank god for that because our country is paying for a membership for nothing! And we're trading on WTO terms now.
I ordered the next leg of dry ham got the delivery confirmation email and I'm waiting for it to arrive, I was expecting a parcel but I've got a letter with a bill in it for..
IMPORT DUTY, administration fee and VAT for the product, shipping and the 2 before plus the product!
WTF is this? You have to pay this as after 2 weeks the parcel gets sent back. Suppose I need to pay this as I want the ham! It has made the ham cost quite a lot more now.
So Brexit is a friend for your country because it saves the country the membership fee.
For myself I am now paying out of my pocket for import!
Brexit is a friend to your country, but to YOU and I it is a sneeky act that has transferred the cost of import to OUR pockets.
So when the capitalists say "Brexit is good for the country" They are not lieing because WE will pay for our imports.. instead of the country covering it!
WAKE UP to our reality!