That's the theory. Politicians are greedy and there needs to be checks and
measures on how much they borrow and a business case for it. See Greece! Not
all those loans actually generate business either tangible or intangible
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> On 9 Jun 2016, at 13:33, {broken-address} Graham White
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> 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
> --------------------
>
>
> 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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