>I don't get why it is so dam important for many people to retain huge political unions. What is so great about being big? Well the political leaders want to h

>I don't get why it is so dam important for many people to retain huge political unions. What is so great about being big? Well the political leaders want to have more resources to play with, and financial elites want bigger unified markets. As to the populace they don't tend to be very pro integration. At least not until they've been bribed or convinced with beautiful visions of a prosperous future.