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And the people who are most anti EU seem to be the worst off and the most well off. Talk about a contradiction, when does the upper class ever agree with the working class? Or is it a contradiction? Do these view points actually show the real situation. A seperate UK is better for the upper class and large companies so much so that it is worth them investing in public relations to make the working class anti Europe as well. Could the UK being seperate from the EU actually be good for the rich and big business and be bad for the poor?

I think so and Ill tell you why by giving a few examples.

First of all it was block exemption, rules which were brought in to give consumers a wider choice of dealers where they could buy their new car and still have the car come with the full warranty. When the EU was seperate and was NOT a free trade area, car manufacturers could refuse to honour the warranty on a new car if it was bought in a different country. Now this is illegal, so now, the consumer can choose the dealer they prefer no matter what country they are in, whether they prefer the dealer based on cost or friendliness. Whatever the case may be the EU made it law that consumers could get a better deal on their new car.

If the EU were dissolved and all the countries were seperate with the trade barriers that go with it, consumers would be paying more for their cars because the manufacturers would have the power, ie big business would have the power. The EU has given the power back the man in the street and away from big business. And yet the people that benefit the most from this law are the ones who are most against the EU. Why?

The second example, again cars, before if yor car was serviced by a non main dealer, then the warranty would be invalidated, not now, now the consumer can have their car serviced by anyone they wish and as long as the appropriate checks have been done, the warranty remains. Again better for the consumer, this law benfits everyone especially the less well off, yet the less well of are the most anti EU. Why?

The third example. Mobile phone roaming charges, the EU has made it law for mobile companies to reduce their charges when using their phone abroad. Again something that benefits the consumer, yet the people who benefit the most are most against EU. Why?