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As someone else pointed out, the US has federal taxes and ways to distribute from rich states to poor states
by point78 7y ago
As someone else pointed out, the US has federal taxes and ways to distribute from rich states to poor states
- thefounder 7y agoSo issue is really the lack of fiscal union in the EU. Better work on this than on divisive solutions.
- yardie 7y agoA fiscal union would necessitate creating an even stronger political European Union. So far there hasn’t been a call for that and it remains unpopular to most citizens. And the current divisions only make it harder to even suggest one. A fiscal union would be economically better but politically it is dead.
- hestefisk 7y agoThe solution is federalism.
- wazoox 7y agoYes, and Germany explicitly rejected all attempts and proposals: no Eurobonds, no Green Fund, no fiscal union, no transfers, no nothing. They'll stick to their guns until the whole thing come apart (real soon now: you liked the Brexit? Wait for Italexit. Or Frexit. Sooner than you think).
- fileeditview 7y agoYou also see that leaving the EU is not a clear benefit despite "evil" Germany is on its throne... That's why "Brexit" is taking almost 3 years now and still there is no ultimate progress. Other countries will surely be interested in how this experiment turns out before doing the same..
- bostik 7y agoDisclosure: I'm an EU citizen living in UK. From what I have gathered, EU's strategy with Brexit has been pretty straightforward: do not even try to impose any further "penalties" on UK on top of what is already taking place without assistance. Just stay put. The EU can't be seen to dictate internal UK matters - that would only create further animosity (if such a thing is possible, given the rabid UK press). Instead, let the UK repeatedly shoot themselves in the head while going through their cooked-up contortions. There will be no better deterrent for others in the EU27 than observing Brexit from a relatively safe distance. "Leave, and that will be you. We don't even need to do anything." And as for watching Brexit unfold at a close distance? It's like looking at a sword swallower trying out a new trick. With a chainsaw.
- wazoox 7y agoLet me guess: you're a EU citizen living in _London_. Not exactly the same thing as anywhere else in UK. For me, watching Brexit from a distance is more akin to seeing people not wanting to leave the Titanic pushed into the lifeboats, dropping from the main deck: sure it's ugly, but wait for the iceberg, and see who are the smart guys afterwards.
- bostik 7y agoFair enough, and you are correct. As for leaving... uprooting a family is not something you do without a good plan forward.