All the obligation but I don't get a say on what my new home country should do? Does that seem right to you?
It appears to me that as an EU Citizen in Britain you are the equivalent of a PR.
I'm not sure why you feel that the franchise should be further extended to cover people who work in the UK, but are not citizens.
The EU is not a political union. It is an economic union. This has been the problem from the start. People want it both ways when it suits them.
At least you get access to a bunch of benefits thanks to the UK (used to) being part of EU. I'm a non EU citizen working in the UK and I don't get any of that if I lose my job. I don't have any problem with not being able to vote.
Although funny enough, my spouse is Australian, and being a commonwealth citizen, he can vote here
Being a citizen is more than being a tax payer or generating wealth.
As it stands, the definition of citizenship from my own practical point of view is, "You've been a permanent resident for long enough, have picked up the language in the process, know a few history facts and the National Anthem, and are willing to give up your previous country's citizenship for us".
With all due respect, that's a lousy set of criteria for whether or not I get to vote in a country that I care about, whose people, policies and politics I follow closely, and that I consider a long-term home for at least a good portion of my life.
Being a citizen is definitely more than being a taxpayer. But then, look at what your criteria would be, and apply that same standard to born citizens. Being born in a certain place, or to a certain set of parents, is obviously a much better criterion to judge people and their connection to a country, is it not?
Obviously that's what people have decided on and continue to uphold. I just find it hard to follow that reasoning.