tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375499.post114674577485407640..comments2024-01-10T19:42:10.717+03:00Comments on The Road to Euro Serfdom: Answer To A EurophileSerfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03298915724856708344noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375499.post-1147179672363404542006-05-09T16:01:00.000+03:002006-05-09T16:01:00.000+03:00Anonomous,The drinking age is legislated at a stat...Anonomous,<BR/><BR/>The drinking age is legislated at a state level but states that do not legislate a minimum age of 21 cannot recieve federal transport funding (the biggest source of pork barrel) - hence they all do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375499.post-1147177729567405702006-05-09T15:28:00.000+03:002006-05-09T15:28:00.000+03:00In the period 2000-2004, the Treasury paid out som...In the period 2000-2004, the Treasury paid out some £9.1 billion over and above its contributions to the main EU budget. Thats 9.1 billion reasons to leave.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174645670302583782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375499.post-1147104842579499602006-05-08T19:14:00.000+03:002006-05-08T19:14:00.000+03:00Thanks for running this. For those who don't know,...Thanks for running this. For those who don't know, Andrew Duff MEP as being one of the original writers of the European Constitution, and he is trying hard to breath some new life into this.<BR/><BR/>You may like to know what Jeffrey Titford MEP (UKIP) said in reply to Duff's comments:<BR/><BR/>"Britain would be hugely better off out of the EU, free to re-establish and strengthen trading linkns Ellee Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647480320978146418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375499.post-1147009885666572202006-05-07T16:51:00.000+03:002006-05-07T16:51:00.000+03:00The drinking age in the US is legislated at the st...The drinking age in the US is legislated at the state level, not federal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375499.post-1146846997242447602006-05-05T19:36:00.000+03:002006-05-05T19:36:00.000+03:00"The UK could become part of the USA.A little extr...<I>"The UK could become part of the USA.</I><BR/><BR/>A little extreme don't you think? I don't think I could have made it to 21 without alcohol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375499.post-1146846581859107962006-05-05T19:29:00.000+03:002006-05-05T19:29:00.000+03:00The UK could become part of the USA. No more Bruss...The UK could become part of the USA. No more Brussel sprouts to worry about.Dave Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355264650239868491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375499.post-1146841596833701782006-05-05T18:06:00.000+03:002006-05-05T18:06:00.000+03:00"Countries do not compete against each other, comp..."Countries do not compete against each other, companies and individuals do." Well said.deariemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06654632450454559188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375499.post-1146758572636842602006-05-04T19:02:00.000+03:002006-05-04T19:02:00.000+03:00It is interesting to note that the "standing up fo...It is interesting to note that the "standing up for Britain's Rights" argument doesn't wash.<BR/><BR/>Peter Mandelson, Brit, did not follow Blair's committment to a smaller CAP at the world trade talks. Instead, he followed the 'official' French and German EU line.<BR/><BR/>Even the Brits don't have any real power in BrusselsDavid Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270868287226037656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375499.post-1146751675805743062006-05-04T17:07:00.000+03:002006-05-04T17:07:00.000+03:00Can I add one?The idea that we need to be bigger t...Can I add one?<BR/><BR/>The idea that we need to be bigger to negociate better trade positions is a false one. Mercantilist thinking that treated trade as a zero sum game was debunked by (Tory MP) David Ricardo 200 years ago. Trade makes everyone richer even if its adopted unilaterally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com