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2005-09-25 Europe

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Posted by lotp 2005-09-25 11:08|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Some powers should be devolved to Brussels, while others - such as tax - should remain firmly at home.

Learned from the American experience with the 16th Admendment. Power flows with the money.

Posted by Hupairong Omoling4672 2005-09-25 13:01|| 2005-09-25 13:01|| Front Page Top

#2 As the old saying goes "You do not have an inferiority complex..."

Posted by gromgoru 2005-09-25 13:21|| 2005-09-25 13:21|| Front Page Top

#3 " Some powers should be devolved to Brussels, ..."

And which ones are those?

Note it doesn't say.
The EU is either going to die or to become a non-democratic tyrant. There is no middle when an unelected bureaucracy takes over. When they make the laws and then can't enforce or pay for them...they'll make laws to raise the money and create the army and judiciary and police force necessary.

If the individual nations say NO! Then the EU either dies or fights. I hope that THIS time we stay the hell out of the European Civil War V. 3.4

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2005-09-25 13:32|| 2005-09-25 13:32|| Front Page Top

#4 âThe problem now is we are faced with the question of how to finance the European social model.â Others are thinking the unthinkable - what if the existence of the social model is now one of the factors inhibiting growth. Can Europe square that circle? As one senior official remarked ruefully, âIf this is true, there is no way out of this'.

Interesting quote. How to finance the European social model? Unsustainable. One must adapt or face the consequences of taxing oneself into oblivion.

The existing model is unsustainable. If Europe realizes this, then maybe they will do something about it. Recognizing the problem is the first step, so there is hope. 1 in a million, but still hope, heh.

I like the part about if it's true, then there is no way out of this. Great telling response of a unimaginative bureaucrat. We're doomed, I tell ya, doomed!

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-09-25 14:03|| 2005-09-25 14:03|| Front Page Top

#5 And which ones are those?

Maybe standard the signs on roadways or for the loo. Oh, wait, they've already done that. Just ignor [Brussels].

Posted by Charong Speath5297 2005-09-25 15:48|| 2005-09-25 15:48|| Front Page Top

#6 "grotesquely deformed British debate on Europe"

They mean that the British have a well informed debate on the EU (not Europe is NOT the same as the EU!) (don't fall for this common journo trick).

The British would leave the EU is we had a referendum. The UK referendum was "cancelled" after the UK rgions massively rejected Prescotts local government "reforms".

We would reject the EU in even vastly higher numbers.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2005-09-25 17:31|| 2005-09-25 17:31|| Front Page Top

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