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Old 24th Jul 2014, 13:18
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Roadster280
 
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Yawn. Taxation raised in Scotland has paid for approx 10% of the defence assets, so Scotland would be entitled to a negotiated 10% value of the assets if the vote is for independence.
I hadn't realized that. I believe the current MOD asset balance is ~92bn pounds. The population of the UK is ~60M. 92bn/60M=roughly 1500 pounds.

According to the entitlement outlined above, I should be entitled to 1500 pounds because I paid for one 60 millionth of it, and then left the UK. Where do I send the bill?

What's that, I hear you say? "F*ck off"?.

Well, quite.
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