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Sunday 21 February 2016

Appearances aren't always deceptive

Unfortunately, Michael Gove is a man who looks as stupid as he is.

Originally shared by Joerg Fliege

The 'Out' campaigners of the UK EU-exit referendum have chosen Michael Gove as their intellectual poster child. Gove has promptly released a statement of why he is in the 'Out' camp.

Its so full of lies and exaggeration, one wonders what comes next.

(Found in a private share.)
https://medium.com/idea-of-europe/why-michael-gove-is-wrong-on-europe-479b50c5f23b#.vm6fi67tr

7 comments:

  1. Patrick Johnson Where have I seen it before?

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  2. David Carlson He possible forced it unapologetic.

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  3. Did they go to central casting and demand an upper class twit? It sure looks like it.

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  4. When there's nothing witty to say, ad hominem attacks come to the rescue.

    Being in the EU goes against the interests of the British subjects (or of any other EU subjects, for the matter). It only adds a further layer of bureaucracy, of restrictions to freedom, of vested interests, of subsidies, of interventionism in the market, of lobbying, of authoritarian rulers and tyranny.

    A single unified currency is not a particularly good idea either. It gives too much power to a few people. It offers them the chance to use the control of such currency as a political weapon to interfere in the markets and influence the economic decisions of the population, consumers, suppliers, and investors. It contributes to further malinvestment.

    There's a much simpler and preferable way to bypass or circumvent the hurdle of currency exchange fees across borders, and that is to open the monetary system to free competition between currencies, allowing any of them to be used anywhere within the EU territory (or anywhere in the world). This would largely limit political interference in the financial system.

    On the other hand, a free competition between currencies would set the conditions for a selective process to foster the evolution a more efficient and safer environment to save, invest, lend, and trade goods and services in the market.

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