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The difference in per-capita GDP between the poorest and wealthiest US states is small compared to EU nations. I did some quick research: Luxembourg GDP Per Ca

The difference in per-capita GDP between the poorest and wealthiest US states is small compared to EU nations. I did some quick research: Luxembourg GDP Per Capita: 114,370 Ireland GDP Per Capita: 83,990 ----- Romania GDP Per Capita: 12,510 Bulgaria GDP Per Capita: 9,850 vs: New York GDP Per Capita: 93,463 ----- Mississippi GDP Per Capita: 42,411 Yes, NY transfers wealth to Mississippi but the scale of transfer and the relative number of wealthy states vs poor (there's like 5 in the deep south) means the dynamic is completely different. Without significant development in ex-Soviet states I'm not sure how the EU can hold together longterm.

mojuba 4y ago
Neither Romania nor Bulgaria use the Euro as a currency. I meant literally the Eurozone - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurozone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurozone
vandreas2 4y ago
There is significant development in ex Soviet states https://tradingeconomics.com/romania/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/romania/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/estonia/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/estonia/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/bulgaria/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/bulgaria/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/poland/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/poland/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/lithuania/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/lithuania/gdp-per-capita
mdemare 4y ago
Luxembourg is extremely small, and Ireland's GDP is artificially high due to tax evasion by multinationals. Excluding those, the richest country in the Eurozone is Denmark, at $61000 per capita, and the poorest is Poland, at almost $16000 per capita.
- mojuba 4y ago
  Poland is not in the Eurozone, and as I said in the sibling comment, neither is Romania or Bulgaria. Eurozone is mostly wealthy countries, so the parent commenter's argument doesn't work here.

mojuba 4y ago

Neither Romania nor Bulgaria use the Euro as a currency. I meant literally the Eurozone - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurozone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurozone

vandreas2 4y ago

There is significant development in ex Soviet states https://tradingeconomics.com/romania/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/romania/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/estonia/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/estonia/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/bulgaria/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/bulgaria/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/poland/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/poland/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/lithuania/gdp-per-capita https://tradingeconomics.com/lithuania/gdp-per-capita

mdemare 4y ago

Luxembourg is extremely small, and Ireland's GDP is artificially high due to tax evasion by multinationals. Excluding those, the richest country in the Eurozone is Denmark, at $61000 per capita, and the poorest is Poland, at almost $16000 per capita.

mojuba 4y ago
Poland is not in the Eurozone, and as I said in the sibling comment, neither is Romania or Bulgaria. Eurozone is mostly wealthy countries, so the parent commenter's argument doesn't work here.