british frantically googling what e.u. is, hours after voting to leave

[MaxQue]

5. Brexit is a complicated process. Claiming that leaving a free trade zone will just be unmitigatedly AWFUL is pretty simplistic. Also, for all the lefties here claiming this: shame on you, bro. Protectionism is a good thing for working people.

For factory workers only. A waiter or a clerk gains from it, as it drives prices lower.

[White Trash]

How do we know they were Leave voters?

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

5. Brexit is a complicated process. Claiming that leaving a free trade zone will just be unmitigatedly AWFUL is pretty simplistic. Also, for all the lefties here claiming this: shame on you, bro. Protectionism is a good thing for working people.

lmao learn economics

lmao look at who is benefiting in modern global society and who is losing out.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Bad thread imo

Although it is worth pointing out that almost nobody who isn't directly involved understand what the EU works (especially how it REALLY works and not just the models on that are on paper, two different things). And that this seems to be especially true in the UK.

[Rules for me, but not for thee]

The British market is now up, countries are lining up to trade with an independent Britain and leaders of countries are now considering their own exit from the EU.  Things are looking up!

http://reason.com/archives/2016/07/05/brexit-continues-to-reverberate-around-t

[parochial boy]

The British market is now up, countries are lining up to trade with an independent Britain and leaders of countries are now considering their own exit from the EU.  Things are looking up!

http://reason.com/archives/2016/07/05/brexit-continues-to-reverberate-around-t

The value of the GBP has collapsed by about 15% on the dollar, that is the sole reason that the FTSE has held relatively stable; in dollar terms, it has collapsed as well.