[agent008t]

I mostly agree with this: http://www.paulgraham.com/america.html

And I think an argument could be made that being more competitive on all those points would be easier outside the EU.

I suspect you would disagree with Paul's essay/the goals he outlined, and that's fine. My point is that if you did agree with his essay, you might see that Brexit could also open opportunities.

[mellosouls]

Thanks for the link, I'll read it later.

I wouldn't dispute there are potential benefits to Brexit, I'm saying there are no obvious winning arguments, and clear counters to all of yours.

Also by purely framing it in terms of business, you are in danger of making two errors:

1. Assuming all business has the same needs, and all business owners have the same perspective.

2. Much more importantly, business is just one factor of the national life affected by the split, and - as pointed out -has a natural tension with other issues like rights and standards that you haven't addressed.