>> >>what chance does Joe public voter have?
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>> None whatsoever. I don't know what to do, and I consider myself quite well informed.
>> I have yet to hear a single "fact" in support of either side. I've heard
>> plenty of scare stories in both directions.
It is difficult. As you say, there are no facts. The problem is of course, there can be no facts. The goodness or badness of an exit depends entirely on the reactions and future behaviour of people.
Who will or will not move, change, stop, start, begin, agree, disagree, etc. etc. etc.
I come down to;
1) As someone who has always lived and worked internationally I dislike and disagree with anything which stands in the way of free movement. With the only proviso that you represent *at worst* financial and social neutrality to that country, you should be able to live and/or work wherever you wish.
2) International borders, which are after all largely artificial, getting in the way of trade makes no sense to me. Provided only that appropriate taxes are paid and the law is obeyed.
3) I massively prefer, based only on my own perceptions, the type of person and the type of thinking that goes into preferring IN than the person / attitudes / thinking that goes into preferring OUT.
So I will vote IN - if expats are allowed to vote.
[Given that I still have residences and pay some taxes in the UK, I guess I will be able to]
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