The Hoff wrote:
The EU just seems like a larger version of the US states. Some bring in more revenue then they spend and others don't. The theory is that it all equals out when spread across all states. Imagine if we started kicking out all the states that take more than they contribute?
I imagine Colorado is a lot more green nowadays (pun intended).
IIRC, New Mexico is a tax hole because it has a lot of military bases per capita.
I dunno why West Virginia and Mississippi are like that. Well, I know, I just can't explain why...
bastomatic wrote:
In reply to Karacticus:
My understanding is that his second in command in the party, who is much more a Brexit true believer, announced his own candidacy 3 hours before Johnson, and used his announcement to heavily criticize Johnson.
Et tu, Brutus.
Plus almost all of his brexit team supposedly publicly voiced a no Johnson statement in recent days.
In reply to Knurled:
I think the same as New Mexico regarding WV and MS, fed government installations at the time of the study were being funded. Plus there are the coal industry subsidies for WV and Oil company subsidies for MS.
Well here's something that hasn't declined with the Brexit vote. Since leaving the EU, the UK has seen 400% growth...in hate crimes.
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/01/europe/brexit-racist-attacks/index.html
