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Old 11-07-2017, 14:48   #2331
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Re: Brexit: Article 50 Has Been Triggered !

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Originally Posted by GrimUpNorth View Post
Isn't that pretty much how any economically diverse alliance (country) works? eg the UK? - more regions cost the country more than they contribute.


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Countries work that way because they act, with the consent of the people, as a single democratic unit.

The EU is not a single democratic unit. Our contributions have been financing projects in foreign countries. It is altogether different than the funding of a new bypass around Hull.
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