On 30/10/2013 22:15, Java Jive wrote:

We wouldn't have the expense of all this EU crap and basket case ex commie
countries to support

Harry, just for once, disengage bigotry, engage brain. There is no
evidence at all for this pathetic assertion. For example in 2007, the
only "basket case ex commie country" to receive more EU funding than
the UK was Poland; each of the rest received less than half of what we
did:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8036096.stm

Talk about being economical with the truth. JJ conveniently ignores that
part of the BBC report which shows the way in which the EU is funded.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8036097.stm

'Spending' will take you to the report cited by JJ.

'Payments' 'Net contribution' (or net by population) shows that for
once Harry has a point although he ignores the fact that the biggest
pain in the wallet are not the East Europeans but Greece and Portugal
and also the biggest free loaders of all who are the Irish who have a
gdp per capita higher than that of the UK.
--
Roger Chapman