Ireland has experienced the EU's wrath. She lowered income taxes across the board, simplified regulations and is experiencing untold economic success. The EU has told Ireland her taxes need to be higher to be more in line with other EU countries.
To: bruinbirdman
José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission President, urged Irish voters to bear in mind the resources pumped into their country by the EU since it joined in 1973. TRANSLATION: "We bought you, and we have the receipts."
2 posted on
12/13/2007 11:03:51 PM PST by
Old Sarge
(This tagline in memory of FReeper 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub)
To: bruinbirdman
Nah, Ireland has been one of the major beneficiaries of the expanded EU. At first, subsidies from Brussels flew in, now they have benefitted from having the Euro as their currency (as opposed to the Brits who kept their pound). Granted their tax policy set them apart but it has allowed the little country to have one of the highest GDP’s in the EU.
The Irish won’t vote against it.
3 posted on
12/13/2007 11:05:46 PM PST by
Roy Tucker
("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality"--Ayn Rand)
To: bruinbirdman
Not the clearest article, as it says Ireland is the only country to hold a referendum (on the so-called Treaty of Lisbon). At the article’s end it notes nine referendums on the EU constitution. There’s a difference that matters between the two?
5 posted on
12/13/2007 11:59:48 PM PST by
bajabaja
To: bruinbirdman
Ireland should tell the E.U. to go to hell.
And why have the other countries not allowed their populations to even vote for or against this madness?
7 posted on
12/14/2007 3:29:10 AM PST by
Joe Boucher
(An enemy of Islam)
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