Quote: (09-04-2014 05:56 AM)Foolsgo1d Wrote:
Personally, I hope they do leave. We should rebuild Hadrians Wall and charge them through the nose to come visit here. No more free university either or healthcare.
The ill feeling about free university and free prescriptions stems from a lack of understanding about the Scottish budget.
Scotland gets a block grant from Westminster. Scotland then decides where to spend that money - i.e. more money spent on one thing means less left over to spend elsewhere. The Scottish Parliament has prioritised free higher education and free prescriptions, but that means we have spent less in other areas. We're not getting additional freebies. As has been pointed out earlier in this thread, Scotland is a net contributor to UK tax revenue.