Polling in Great Britain clearly predicted the country would vote to remain in the European Union. Apparently polling in England is about as good as English dentistry.
The Brits shocked the world and riled financial markets when they voted to exit the EU. Citizens of the fifth largest economy in the world grew tired of having to pay for layabout countries like Greece.
Brits also didn’t like the fact that 65 percent of regulations governing them come out of the bureaucratic morass in Brussels. Lastly, they did not like unchecked immigration imposed upon them by this power-hungry group whose incompetency grows with its size. Sound familiar?
When you are a strong financial country like Great Britain, being in the EU is like having your unemployed brother-in-law living in your basement for years, barking orders at you, and then telling you he wants to take a few unvetted immigrants into your house. Then he calls you a jerk when you say “No.”
Ron HartView other columns by Ron Hart
Americans didn’t know what Brexit was; many thought it was a new Hardee’s drive-thru meal promotion after breakfast but before brunch. We, too, were astonished when conservative British Prime Minister David Cameron resigned after miscalculating the outcome of this vote. Americans cannot fathom the concept of an elected official making a huge error in judgment and then actually stepping down. When our politicians make mistakes, they never step down – they double down.