Lawry, Chris agrees with this even though it isn't true.
I think that most Europeans have lost faith in the EU because it has turned out to be a bureaucratic organization of self-serving people enjoying some of the most rewarding perks one can imagine. The umpteen pages of the constitution were perhaps the last straw. You'll note that Germany accepted the new constitution - not by popular vote, but by legislative vote. This is understandable as national politicians find the EU a pleasant way to be pensioned off in their later years. Italy seems likely to return to the lira. I think that Britain will not now have a referendum on European issues. Britain has perhaps the freest economy along with - I believe - the lowest unemployment in Europe. Why should it get involved in the political shenanigans? Harry ******************************* Henry George School of Social Science of Los Angeles Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 818 352-4141 ******************************* > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:futurework- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lawrence deBivort > Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 2:55 PM > To: 'Christoph Reuss'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Futurework] Italy and the Euro > > Chris, do you think that this is why there is resistance to the EU > idea in > Europe? > > > > >If you scrap off the PR you'll realize that the EU is a regional > promoter > >of free-fall economic devolution rather than a bulwark against it. > > >Chris _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
