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Originally Posted by waste gate
the EU average is holding you and your nation back. Another nation is pulling the average down and your nation as a consequence. The creation of the EU has pulled the Netherlands into that race for the bottom that is the hallmark of socialist societies.
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Prove it.
There is no significant change since NL joined the EU when one looks at the graph of economic growth for that country.
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Originally Posted by waste gate
GDP: $612.7 billion (2006 est.)
Debt: $1.899 trillion (30 June 2006)
Your county's debt is better than three times its income.
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More than a little out of context. Most economies have more debt than GDP.
Why, in your opinion, do you think most of Europe has joined the EU?
Do you believe that economists from 27 different countries have all made the same mistake?