Revealed: none of Britain's $1bn tech firms openly support Brexit

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13 pointsgustavson4 comments

That maybe true, but its clear this issue is way more complex as 300 ceo's do back the brexit. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-05-15/uk-establishment-st...

For some context, there are currently 3,433,780 active companies incorporated in the UK.

Aside from my belief that on the whole (not everything!) the EU is a positive force, I have no faith that the current crop of cheerleaders for Brexit have the average Briton's best interest at heart.

I don't trust Jonson, Farage, Gove or Duncan Smith in the slightest.

A huge number of those companies will be dormant, wholly owned subsidiaries, or one-man-band operations (e.g. contractors with limited companies)

Of course it's a moot point because companies don't have citizens' best interests in mind. They want cheap labor, big markets, lobbying power, and regulations that raise barriers to entry for their industries.

On all of those counts, the EU is fantastic for big business, but not necessarily for ordinary citizens.

The interests of corporate bodies and their owners differ significantly from those of ordinary citizens.

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