I was in Croatia on a walking holiday last year, and there's obviously been a
lot of EU (ie German) money spent on new roads, marinas, transport links etc
(and lots and lots of churches!) but when you look around you see that the
lifts in the hotels, the air con units, the new buses and taxis, and lots of
the cars are all made in Germany.
So as Richard says, the money they have given to Croatia comes back to them in
the form of increased trade.
Graham White
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On Thursday, 9 June 2016, 14:23, Richard Naef
<[email protected]> wrote:
> And in any event, bringing up
> those economies is not our responsibility. Why should we pay for some road
> in Latvia?
>
> It's insane.
for me that is root of the issue of being part of a bigger entity. I believe
that we will be safer and richer and happier in the future by helping other
countries to succeed. So a road in Latvia, increases their trade and helps
people access education and healthcare, they become richer and have more
disposable income, they spend some of that money with companies that contribute
to the UK economy. they also are less likely to fail and engage in war. Lots
of ifs and buts I know, but it's the same reason I'm happy to pay tax for kids
to go to school in Belfast, a bridge to be built in the Isles of Skye, build a
hospital in Warrington etc. The money we pay into the EU is tiny but is a long
term investment.
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