Originally Posted by
Slant
I usually ignore your posts, because you make ridiculous anti-German claims. So while the study may have accurate points, your conclusion usually is pretty shit. It's you personally, Cybran. Not the study. I simply don't respect you on a personal level. Because why would I? I'd hate to disappoint you. As a member of the one true master race, I have to treat you like the dirty peasant that you obviously are begging to be. Where would we be if you suddenly had no reason for your bitching and whining... :P
But you're trying to make an argument here, so I took a look at your study. Which says:
How about that... you're quoting me a study that basically says what I've tried to bludgeon into your head for the past couple years already. We must be doing a shite job at being the master race in Germany, because obviously, we're actually being helpful to your economy. For a nazi nation, this is quite the shitshow. We should be treating you like subhumans, yet here we are... raising your living standards. We're doing it wrong, I guess. Let's see what else I can find...
So, the top dog is going to remain the top dog. Everyone knew that's not going to change unless you change the nature of the game. But hey, what's this? Eastern and Western Europe are converging? That's a plus for Bulgaria, isn't it? Living like Italians is probably better than living like a Soviet Vassal state, so it's a plus I'd say.
Who's losing is actually the wealthy small countries. Sweden and the like... but they can take it, they're big boys. And they know how markets work, sometimes you win some, sometimes you lose some.
Something else? Oh yes, this bit...
I would sign that. All of it. It's what I've been saying all the time. But to do something like that, you need a EU fiscal policy. EU taxation, EU budgeting, EU solidarity money transfer (we've done it in Germany for 70 years, works like a charm). But to do that, Bulgaria would absolutely have to give up fiscal authority to the EU. There's not a snowball's chance in hell we're going to let them do the taxation and money spreading. :P