EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

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pdlouche

Here's thinking aloud on a single point in the arguments:

Say I have a first class honours degree in the arts from one of the world's best rated universities, yet my job prospects have been eroded through shrinking funding toward the arts, my debt is very very large as a result of cost of education and cost of living.

I have considered to migrate, and I could find a job of some kind elsewhere in the world.

The long term effect of a 'leave' vote could be a significant drop in the value of the pound.

So, relatively, why shouldn't I vote to leave the EU?

Wouldn't this in fact benefit from a relative fall in the value of my debt versus an alternate currency in a country that may offer me work be it in the arts or otherwise.

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Doctor_Cake in reply to @pdlouche

The creative arts in the UK are already being eroded by harsh visa restrictions for non-EU performers who want to come here to practice their craft.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/mar/21/home-secretary-visa-rules-arts

If these same rules get applied to EU performers (along with a decline in funding for the arts from the EU), then the whole arts industry will likely decline further. That is not going to help the job prospects of anyone in that industry.

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pdlouche in reply to @Doctor_Cake

I question whether these things will happen regardless of in/out though, as budgets continue to squeeze. That's outside the referendum debate, though, maybe.

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