Mel Rowing wrote:
> Dr. Barry Worthington wrote:
> > Mel Rowing wrote:
> > > Dr. Barry Worthington wrote:
> > > > mmaker@my-deja.com wrote:
> > > > > Mel Rowing wrote:
> > > > > > Or the fact that they have perceived no material benefit despit=
e all
> > > > > > the dreams and visons.
> > > >
> > > > If you believe that, you must be either ignorant or blind......
> > >
> > > Well if I am ignorant and blind then I require enlightenment.
> > >
> > > God knows I have been seeking it in this respect long enough.
> >
> > For a start, keep your eyes peeled for the symbol of the stars from the
> > EU flag. You will find them on sign boards - on construction sites, at
> > the entrance to buldings and offices etc. They indicate that the
> > project or organisation has received European funding.....
>
> In fact I can almost throw a stone into one such place from where I
> live. In fact I carry a Union flag sticker in my pocket to cover the
> European flag with a British one.
I do hope that this is meant as a joke. Otherwise, I fear that I may be
dealing with a nutter....
> I do wish other Eurosceptics would
> share my financial burden.
I don't understand what this means.
>
> Of course that is what some would have us believe. The reality is far
> different.
>
> The truth is we run a tax deficit with the EU to the tune of around
> =A34bn.p.a. Another way of putting this would be to imagine the UK
> Government to take on responsibility for all projects paid or part paid
> for by "European money" and to suspend tax payments to Europe. There
> would be =A34bn. left to spend on other things!
So what? You are talking like the Grantham grocer. Do you really think
that that is all that the EU is about? What about the free unhindered
movement of people, goods, and services? The development of a powerful
integrated European economy? A united, democratic, and prosperous
Europe?
>
> A law should be passed in the interests of truth and accuracy. All the
> blue flags, signs of subserviance, should be replaced by union flags.
> We have after all more than paid for all these projects.
You think so? What about the other member countries?
>
> That's your start dispensed with and so I look forwards to your next
> material advantageenjoyed through membership of the EU.
Why don't you read a decent book about the EU before you next engage
your brain on the subject?
Dr. Barry Worthington
> > Dr. Barry Worthington
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