Doubt there is a significantly larger amount of uneducated 'yes' votes than 'no' votes, actually I find it easier to believe that the 'yes' votes have been more driven by blind romanticism.
As aforementioned, I said that it's a shame a lot of votes were cast through fear or naivety, take a quick look at my other post. I'm fully aware both sides have uneducated voters, but for me, a political campaign that utilizes fear as a motivator is disgusting. Yes you are right about the economic fate of Scotland being TRULY 'uncertain' but we would've been fine, I feel- and it would've been taking a risk going independent in such a shit time.
Yet, there are a lot of additional reasons for voting yes, as well as the other 1.6million Scots who voted yes. And I am fairly insulted that you suggested I didn't do my research, I thought you thought better of me than that Teeth.
In fact, if you regard whatever source convinced you that the UK is using Scotland as a financial crutch as a good source, I am not sure if you were on the high-end of the information line. Any source that tells you that Scotland is gonna be better off or even fine is full of shit, because an honest answer is that the future economic situation is highly uncertain, and it is a given that uncertainty doesn't fall well with international finance.
Scotland's GDP is at 99% and is third highest out of the 12 regions within the UK only behind London and South East England. In 2012 Scotland gained a place at the expense of East England. That puts 9 regions GDP below Scotland's, 7 of which happen to be in England.
Although London raises the most tax it does not account for the rest of England. Out of the 9 regions 3 are surplus while 6 are subsidized putting England as a country into debt.
Those figures are a bit out of date now, but still gives a true reflection of how the north and west of England are subsidized and still shows Scotland as the 4th richest region within the UK, the growth in Scotland has improved since then, although it has stalled now (ostensibly) under the conservative party and it's infamous cuts ala "Torrie cuts".
Additionally, Scotland and England have opposing social and political views. Scotland doesn't want a conservative government, I would urge you to look up how the Scotland votes as a nation and how England votes. A conservative government and their idea of privatising everything (fair enough that's an exaggeration) is a quick fix for money and is not a sustainable plan, ESPECIALLY up here in Scotland, where our own Scottish government have conflicting policies and ideologies. With regards to education/tuition and the NHS, as well as providing a welfare state.
I would love to have time to list all the reasons why I voted Yes, should you wish to hear please ask. I could bore you to death all day. And I will provide sources upon request, I haven't got time to write pages atm.
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