Quote from: seafoid on August 20, 2019, 08:50:13 AMQuote from: Rossfan on August 19, 2019, 11:38:03 PM
Pensions were a red herring scare tactic to frighten the older voters.
Didn't pensioners in the 26 get paid after the Free State was set up?
And no doubt Czechs and Slovaks did after they went their separate ways.
Those Scots paid into the system for 40/50 years so their pensions would be sorted out in the Transitional arrangements.
I'm still wondering why prescribing anti biotics for viruses will derail a UI though
Everyone in the BMW region and NI should read this document
https://www.esri.ie/system/files/publications/OPEA173.pdf
There is a very interesting chart in page 6
Munster and Leinster GDP per head is about twice that of NI and Border, Midlands, West
Table 1: Per capita GDP in US dollars, constant 2010 prices, constant PPP 2000 2014
RoI: Southern & Eastern 42,979 55,991
UK: Northern Ireland 26,217 28,159
RoI: Border, Midlands West 25,931 27,369
The reason is the multinational export sector.
Would that change if NI were to join the ROI? How many companies that are located in Cork or Galway might look to Belfast or Derry for a larger talent pool now that they can get the same tax concessions? It happens in other countries all the time.