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Old 22-06-2004, 00:46   #22
gpovanman
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Re: Should we pull out of Europe?

If Britain pulled out of the EU tomorrow, they would still be allowed to work in the EU. Switzerland is not in the EU, but they can still work anywhere in the EU without a problem. On the subject of Europe, the European Parliment and Constitution, the EU is the biggest mistake to befall Europe since WWII. I live in Mallorca, and see how the money is wasted. This year, the Germans are all broke agin, cos they're funding the EU gravy train. In 89 the Berlin Wall came down, and naturally the West had to pay to bring the eastern part up to scratch. On top of this, they have to pay to bring the rest of Europe up to scratch. Example. 3 yrs ago, the Passeig Calvia project was started. This involved cobble paving the main coast road from the borough boundary of Palma, through the borough of Calviā, and right through to the borough boundary with Andratx. This was a two year project. I don't know the exact financial figures, but they used 5000 trees, and 100,000 bedding plants, all with irrigation. This project was funded 80% by the EU (i.e. northern Europe). What makes it worse is that Calviā is the richest borough in Europe, richer than bloody Zurich!! So next time you look at your wage slip in Munich, remember that a large portion of the taxes that you have paid go towards economies that could quite happily live without it. Oh, another thing, could you tell me why Spain gets so much funding from the EU, when it has 19 (nineteen) bank holidays per year? "You pay your taxes while Pedro sits drinking sangria" might seems very much like an anachronism, but it aint. The EU represents the greatest economic threat to the UK since Hitler. Bad as he was, you knew where you were, with the EU, they move the goalposts as and when they feel fit.
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