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To: Berlin_Freeper

What is the point? England heavily subsidizes them and they will still be part of the EUSSR so what benefit is “independence” anyway?


4 posted on 06/09/2014 12:50:15 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL

http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/referendum-news/ukip-scottish-candidate-ill-take-on-salmond-over-immigration.24313688


11 posted on 06/09/2014 1:12:52 AM PDT by ObamahatesPACoal
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To: GeronL

Wrong.
The Treasury borrows from the international money markets on behalf of the whole of the UK and then gives Scotland 9.3% (£64.5b from a UK total of around £693.5b in 2011/12) of that borrowing. However, Scotland contributes 9.9% (£56.9b from a UK total of around £574.7b) of the tax revenues to pay the debt back including around 3% compound interest. So Scotland (as part of the UK) has to pay relatively more to borrow than the rest of the UK (9.9% being a higher figure than 9.3%). Therefore, Scotland subsidised the UK (in 2011/12) to the tune of around £4.1b (9.9% of £693.5b=£68.6b).


18 posted on 06/09/2014 3:04:18 AM PDT by MadMitch (nemo me impune lacessit)
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To: GeronL

they hate the English... Before the union, Scotland was always tied to France


24 posted on 06/10/2014 3:18:36 AM PDT by Cronos (ObamaÂ’s dislike of Assad is not based on AssadÂ’s brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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