Why do you mention Belgium?

Also, large parts of infrastrucure have been subsidied by the EU. Entire highways in Eastern Europe are pretty much only there because of EU subsidies. A high-speed rail network is also among EU-subsidied infrastructure efforts, along with energy infra.

It is far too early to unify healthcare or retirement, that would only be possible in a Federal Europe, which we are far away from.

i tried to use the website but it wouldn't let me select the US for my region. i assume that means the EU does nothing for me

It's not supposed to

Not wanting to give sovereignty up to an european parliament but wanting free trade dowsnt make you isolationist is all i was getting at.

Youre quick to jump to conclusions and insults, which makes me suspicious that you hold strong beliefs but lack a grasp of the issues at hand as well as the point of view of others. I do not doubt the stances you hold have some good qualities, i just think, at this point, that you do not fully recognize the tradeoffs of those good qualities which is why you can not answer my question.

You remind me a lot of the average trump supporter actually. Very set in his mind about an idea, quick to put people down that disagree, make baseless assumptions about them, and dismiss them at every possible turn, even when they are asking a simple question. I find it extra amusing that "seems it doesnt worth it" to you to explain WHY you support the ideas you insult people for disagreeing with.

Im not sure where you were going with the whole everything will degenerate and go jnto a recession thing, plemty of trade systems are in place between many successful countries that dont include any one of them giving up any of their political sovereignty to one another and rheyre doing just fine.

I have taken university level history in american and european studies btw.

asbestos - 1997

Maybe because Brussels is considered the "capital of the EU"

Some birds were outside my window when waking up.
Saw some people golfing to use most of the season.
Someone on a moped was driving, from and to an unknown location.
Quite chilly afternoon.

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